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Why parents love Miles- Miles Davis is the most influential jazz musician in history.
- Miles Morales is the most important new superhero of the 21st century.
- One syllable with a smooth, cool sound: MYLZ.
- The meaning soldier/merciful combines strength with compassion.
- It sounds like the distance a life travels — aspirational.
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The vibe of Miles
jazzDavisSpider-Mansoldiermercifulcooldistancesmooth
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Origin & history of Miles
Latin miles (soldier) or Germanic mild (merciful)
→ English Miles
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Latin / Germanic roots
Miles has dual possible origins: the Latin miles (soldier) or the Germanic mild (merciful/gentle). Miles Standish sailed on the Mayflower. Miles Davis (1926–1991) is the most influential jazz musician in history — he reinvented the genre multiple times. Miles Morales, introduced by Marvel in 2011 as a Black-Latino Spider-Man, became the most important new superhero of the 21st century through Into the Spider-Verse (2018). The name has been climbing the US charts.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Medieval England; Miles Standish sailed on the Mayflower (1620).
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Today
Miles remains a beloved choice, ranking #74 in the US. 117,096 babies have been named Miles since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Miles?
2024
peak year
Today, Miles sits inside the top hundred (#74), with roughly 4,994 new arrivals per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 6,611 babies were given the name (ranked #37 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Miles has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 117,096 babies have been registered as Miles since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
6,611
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #37)
(ranked #37)
4,994
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
49,940
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
117,096
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Miles4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Miles's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — communicating through jazz. People named Miles tend to be cool, creative, and gifted at reinventing themselves.
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Reinvents himself constantly✦
Cool creative◈
Jazz-smooth◎
Spider-verse hero♡
Distance-travellerM4
I9
L3
E5
S1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Miles🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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