Miles Name Popularity

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How popular is Miles?

In 2018 the popular name Miles, ranked the 98th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Miles has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #98 for the first time this year with 3,964 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Miles was 24 in 1906.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Miles occurred roughly during the years 1895-1898, 1909-1917, 1978-1982, 1983-1987, and 1995-2011, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1903-1906.

Miles's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Miles for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Miles?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Miles is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Miles (Girl)		Miles (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		21	5,900	3,964	98
2017		14	8,121	3,621	110
2016		11	9,851	3,735	105
2015		12	9,314	3,736	107
2014		19	6,613	3,681	108
2013		13	8,890	3,413	115
2012		10	10,980	3,264	111
2011		7	14,335	3,357	115
2010		10	10,970	2,867	137
2009		8	13,286	2,402	161
2008		7	14,883	2,359	167
2007		7	14,959	2,133	189
2006		< 5	--	1,938	200
2005		7	14,007	1,755	210
2004		7	13,725	1,581	221
2003		8	12,028	1,511	228
2002		6	14,808	1,416	239
2001		< 5	--	1,384	245
2000		5	16,717	1,305	257
1999		< 5	--	1,053	281
1998		< 5	--	1,181	253
1997		< 5	--	943	296
1996		< 5	--	829	319
1995		5	14,963	793	327
1994		< 5	--	948	289
1993		< 5	--	1,072	269
1992		11	7,854	1,018	283
1991		6	12,545	981	273
1990		< 5	--	992	269
1989		< 5	--	957	263
1988		7	9,976	887	265
1987		5	12,540	835	262
1986		9	7,527	776	275
1985		< 5	--	457	396
1984		6	9,916	409	408
1983		< 5	--	347	446
1982		5	11,643	403	416
1981		< 5	--	299	483
1980		< 5	--	298	490
1979		< 5	--	309	468
1978		< 5	--	232	546
1977		< 5	--	229	552
1976		5	10,292	196	585
1975		< 5	--	228	532
1974		< 5	--	206	560
1973		< 5	--	206	549
1972		< 5	--	205	560
1971		< 5	--	205	572
1970		< 5	--	231	532
1969		< 5	--	226	520
1968		< 5	--	211	525
1967		< 5	--	203	524
1966		< 5	--	215	517
1965		< 5	--	291	454
1964		< 5	--	317	448
1963		< 5	--	331	438
1962		< 5	--	386	409
1961		< 5	--	323	450
1960		< 5	--	331	442
1959		< 5	--	320	447
1958		< 5	--	326	434
1957		< 5	--	311	437
1956		< 5	--	320	422
1955		< 5	--	318	412
1954		< 5	--	353	378
1953		< 5	--	293	410
1952		< 5	--	307	392
1951		< 5	--	300	391
1950		< 5	--	326	375
1949		< 5	--	287	396
1948		< 5	--	276	410
1947		< 5	--	272	414
1946		< 5	--	202	446
1945		< 5	--	163	467
1944		< 5	--	156	489
1943		< 5	--	154	500
1942		< 5	--	175	469
1941		< 5	--	160	471
1940		< 5	--	150	472
1939		< 5	--	166	443
1938		< 5	--	163	453
1937		< 5	--	147	459
1936		< 5	--	179	415
1935		< 5	--	161	450
1934		< 5	--	154	454
1933		< 5	--	157	441
1932		< 5	--	197	403
1931		< 5	--	169	436
1930		< 5	--	165	461
1929		< 5	--	185	434
1928		< 5	--	220	404
1927		8	3,771	213	413
1926		< 5	--	244	374
1925		< 5	--	244	383
1924		< 5	--	233	399
1923		< 5	--	239	385
1922		< 5	--	295	344
1921		< 5	--	233	400
1920		< 5	--	231	390
1919		< 5	--	261	355
1918		< 5	--	245	381
1917		< 5	--	232	365
1916		< 5	--	217	374
1915		< 5	--	186	395
1914		< 5	--	127	427
1913		< 5	--	119	391
1912		< 5	--	93	400
1911		< 5	--	50	407
1910		< 5	--	53	350
1909		< 5	--	42	369
1908		< 5	--	44	342
1907		< 5	--	41	338
1906		< 5	--	24	460
1905		< 5	--	36	344
1904		< 5	--	45	287
1903		< 5	--	44	286
1902		< 5	--	45	283
1901		< 5	--	37	288
1900		< 5	--	55	280
1899		< 5	--	36	293
1898		< 5	--	59	230
1897		< 5	--	44	265
1896		< 5	--	42	286
1895		< 5	--	33	324
1894		< 5	--	56	229
1893		< 5	--	35	296
1892		< 5	--	47	263
1891		< 5	--	44	241
1890		< 5	--	47	249
1889		< 5	--	33	302
1888		< 5	--	43	276
1887		< 5	--	35	274
1886		< 5	--	36	285
1885		< 5	--	52	228
1884		< 5	--	39	276
1883		< 5	--	42	257
1882		< 5	--	44	261
1881		< 5	--	40	251
1880		< 5	--	54	217

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.