Name meaning & stats
Milos
Milos means “soldier, or gracious (debated)”. 421 US babies since 1940, peak 2019. Notable Miloss are 3.7× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“soldier, or gracious (debated)”
Spelling of Miles
Miles around the world
- Майлз · Russian
- Майлз · Ukrainian
- Μιλ · Greek
- مايلز · Arabic
- מיילס · Hebrew
- マイルズ · Japanese
- 迈尔斯 · Chinese
- Mile
Famous Miless
- Miles Davis · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)
- Miles Teller · American actor
- Miles Franklin · Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954)
- Miles Heizer · American actor
In US birth records
Peak year: 2019
421 US babies were named Milos between 1940 and 2025.
Milos around the world
- Sweden: 49 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 866 in 2022
- France: 315 babies since 1900, peak 2023
- Norway: 163 babies since 1945, peak 1986
- England & Wales: 69 babies since 1996, peak 2015
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Miloss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball player | 3.7× | Medium · 19 people |
| Footballer | 0.9× | Low · 4 people |
| Tennis player | 1.6× | Low · 3 people |
| Ice hockey player | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Miloss show up 3.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 429 Miless spell it Milos
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2019)