boy's name

Mile

  • Origin Bulgarian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 60

Mile is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1978 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Mile is a name of Bulgarian origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1964, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1964.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Mile over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1985, not a full ten years.

35
'60 '70 '80
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Births named Mile by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 35
1980s (to 1985) 5

How popular is Mile?

In 1985, Mile 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 Mile is used

France #2,913 5 in 1985
United States #6,525 5 in 1978

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.

Names that peaked alongside Mile

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

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Sibling names for Mile

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

Common questions about Mile

How popular is the name Mile?

In 1985, Mile was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Mile is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Mile?

Mile has 1 syllable.

When was Mile most popular?

Mile peaked in 1964, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.