boy's name

Iles

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 135

Iles is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 15 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 2001.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Iles over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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Births named Iles by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 55
2010s (to 2018) 70
2020s (to 2018) 5

How popular is Iles?

In 2018, Iles was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Iles is used

Canada #2,701 5 in 2010
France as Ilès #5,045 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Iles is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Ilès Ilès is a rare spelling of Iles, written with a grave accent and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. 40

Names that peaked alongside Iles

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Iles also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iles over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Iles

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Iles — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Iles

Is Iles a girl's or a boy's name?

Iles is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Iles?

Iles has 1 syllable.

When was Iles most popular?

Iles peaked in 2006, when 15 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.