How Many People Are Named Miles Morales?

There are approximately 112 people named Miles Morales living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,060,307 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Miles with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Morales. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

112

1 in 3,060,307 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Miles: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Miles. The peak year was 2024 with 6,632 births. The average person named Miles today is 18 years old.

Male
Female
0 1K 3K 4K 5K 7K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Miles

In the 2020 Census, the first name Miles was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.77%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.69%) and Two or More Races (9.10%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Miles in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Miles rose or fell over time.

White
68.77%
Black
10.69%
Hispanic
7.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander
2.83%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.68%
Two or More Races
9.10%

Ancestry of the Morales Surname

The surname Morales was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Morales in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
5.02%
Black
0.61%
Hispanic
92.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.38%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.22%
Two or More Races
0.34%

How we calculated this

The first name "Miles" has an estimated frequency of 0.0313% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Morales" appears at a rate of 104.00 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Miles are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 112 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Miles Morales: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Miles Morales?

We estimate approximately 112 people named Miles Morales are alive in the United States today. The first name Miles is shared by 107,235 Americans, and the surname Morales is shared by 356,478.

How rare is the name Miles Morales?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,060,307 Americans. The first name Miles is common and the surname Morales is common.

Is Miles a male or female name?

Miles is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 2024 and the average bearer today is 18 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Miles?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Miles was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.77%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.69%) and Two or More Races (9.10%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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