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Myles

/maɪlz/

Soldier, or 'merciful'

Latin

How to say it

MYLES

/maɪlz/

What it means

Spelling variant of Miles. Same Latin root (miles, 'soldier'), just the Welsh-influenced Y spelling common in Ireland and the UK.

Myles is a spelling variant of Miles, both from the Latin miles ('soldier'). The Y spelling is the Welsh and Irish form, while the I spelling dominates US records. The two are pronounced identically (rhymes with 'piles'). Both spellings honor the same root and the same historical figures: Saint Milo (a 9th-century Frankish saint), Miles Standish (the Pilgrim military leader), and Miles Davis. Myles entered the US top 200 in 2018 as parents reached for the alternate spelling. Single syllable, no nickname.

Popularity over time

#10 #100 #1000 #1 #148418802025

peaked at #99 in 2024, currently #100 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving

Heads-up notes

  • Spelling

    Myles and Miles are the same name with two spellings, pronounced identically. The Y is the Welsh- and Irish-tradition form; the I is the dominant US spelling.

Who's worn it

Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.

  • Myles Standish Plymouth Colony military advisor (Myles spelling), 1620 Mayflower passenger
  • Myles Garrett NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns

Spelling variants

  • Miles
  • Milo