Mylah
Mylah was the 605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 486 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 389th with 789 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 439 places. More babies were named Mylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Myla) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #605 girls, up 143 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 486girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023789 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,544babies recorded
What does the name Mylah mean?
Mylah is a spelling of Myla, pronounced the same way, so it shares Myla's meaning and origin.
Myla is a modern girl's name without a documented etymology. Wiktionary records it only as a female given name, and Wikipedia lists a few bearers and unrelated Russian place names. It may be used as a feminine of Miles or Milo, or as a variant of Mila or Mylah, but none of these links is documented. Meanings found online for Myla are borrowed from those other names.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; possible links to Miles, Milo or Mila are unconfirmed.
Related names: Mila, Mylah, Milo, Miles, Lyla.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Myla', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Myla', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Mylah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #605 | 486 |
| 2020 | #748 | 365 |
| 2010 | #1,477 | 153 |
| 2000 | #9,667 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Mylah, counting every spelling?
Mylah is a spelling of Myla, a name family that ranked #181 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #605 for Mylah on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,922 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myla | 1,436 | #210 | 7,616 |
| Mylah | 486 | #605 | 3,149 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mylah?
486 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mylah (0.13 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mylah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mylah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mylah?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Mylah are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Mylah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mylah by state
How common Mylah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.4×), New Mexico (2.3×), Wisconsin (2.0×), Ohio (1.9×), Connecticut (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nebraska, West Virginia, Alabama.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mylah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mylah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mylah
How popular is the name Mylah?
Mylah was the 605th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 486 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 389th with 789 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 439 places. More babies were named Mylah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Mylah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mylah in the US.
Where is Mylah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mylah was most common in Nevada (0.93 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Wisconsin.