Meaning:
Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Soldier."
Alternative Spellings: Myles and Mylz
Popularity:
The name Miles ranked 246th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 519th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative:
Latin may be the source of the Germanic form, Milo, that this name assumed in the Middle Ages. Nothing is certain about this derivation, however, and speculation on the ultimate source ranges from the Hebrew name Michael to the Slovonic name element mil (grace).