Myles
Meaning of Myles
Myles is a variant spelling of Miles, a name that came into English through Norman French. Name dictionaries agree on that much but not on the deeper root. It is often connected to the Latin *miles*, meaning "soldier," though some trace it to the Germanic name Milo, and the origin is genuinely uncertain. The spelling Myles has been used alongside Miles for centuries and is now the more common form in the United States. It is pronounced MYLZ, a single syllable rhyming with "smiles," the same in American and British English.
Its best-known historical bearer is Myles Standish, the English military officer who sailed on the Mayflower and served as Plymouth Colony's militia commander from 1620. Among living namesakes, Myles Kennedy is widely known as the lead singer of Alter Bridge and as a collaborator with Slash.
The name has moved steadily up the American charts. In 1985 it was given to 213 boys and ranked 599th; by 2019 it had reached 143rd, and in 2025 it stood at 100th with 3,511 births, just one place below its peak of 99th in 2024. That makes it a familiar but not oversubscribed choice, popular enough to be recognized instantly yet shared by only a small fraction of boys in a given year.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as mylz (/maɪlz/)
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Notable People Named Myles
| Myles Kennedy is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known as the frontman for Alter Bridge and for Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, a former Spokane guitar instructor who has also worked widely as a session musician. |
| Myles Standish was an English military officer who sailed on the Mayflower and became Plymouth Colony’s longtime militia commander and leading official from its founding in 1620. |
| Myles Garrett is a Cleveland Browns defensive end and 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, a former Texas A&M star and the franchise career sacks leader. |
| Myles Jack is an American linebacker who starred at UCLA on offense and defense, left after a knee injury to enter the 2016 draft where the Jacksonville Jaguars took him in the second round, and now co-owns the ECHL Allen Americans with his mother. |
| Myles Christian Turner is an American NBA center for the Milwaukee Bucks, the 11th pick in 2015 who spent 10 seasons with the Pacers, reached the 2025 Finals, and twice led the league in blocks. |
| Myles Powell is an American professional basketball player for the Qingdao Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association who played college basketball for Seton Hall. |
| Myles Gaskin is an American running back who played at Washington and was a 2019 seventh round pick by the Miami Dolphins. |
| Myles Hesson is a British professional basketball player who recently played for Neptunas Klaipeda in the Lithuanian Basketball League. |
| Myles Munroe was a Bahamian minister, teacher, and speaker who founded Bahamas Faith Ministries International and Myles Munroe International, led major global leadership organizations, and was a prolific author. |
| Myles Loftin is an American photographer and artist based in Brooklyn New York. |
| Myles Murphy - English painter Myles Francis Martin Murphy, known for a mathematical approach to the human figure learned and later taught at the Slade School, survived severe burns while painting a 1954 self portrait that won a Slade prize and later won the 1974 John Moores Painting Prize. |
| Myles Pollard is an Australian actor best known for playing Dr. James Edmunds on Home and Away and previously Nick Ryan on McLeod's Daughters. |
| Myles Murphy is an American NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted in the first round in 2023 after starring at Clemson. |
| Myles Jackman is an English lawyer known for defending pornography cases. |
| Myles Truitt is an American actor best known for Kin, with roles in Queen Sugar and Black Lightning. |
