Mylee
Mylee was the 1765th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 115 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 436th with 730 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 421 places. More babies were named Mylee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Miley) from 'Smiley' (Miley Cyrus) · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,765 girls, up 348 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 115girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008730 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,420babies recorded
What does the name Mylee mean?
Mylee is a spelling of Miley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Miley's meaning and origin.
Miley was popularized as a girl's name by the singer Miley Cyrus, born Destiny Hope Cyrus, whose childhood nickname Miley came from "Smiley", as Wiktionary notes. It rose in the US with her Hannah Montana TV series (2006-2011). Miley also exists as an English surname, but that is not the source of the modern name.
smiley (English, “smiling (nickname source)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Mylee, Riley, Kylie.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Miley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Mylee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,765 | 115 |
| 2020 | #2,113 | 87 |
| 2010 | #934 | 277 |
| 2000 | #5,101 | 23 |
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How popular is Mylee, counting every spelling?
Mylee is a spelling of Miley, a name family that ranked #305 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,765 for Mylee on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,073 girls in 2025.
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 Mylee?
115 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mylee (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mylee 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 73 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mylee?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Mylee are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 19. That makes Mylee mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Mylee by state
How common Mylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.4×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mylee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mylee
What does Mylee mean?
Mylee is a spelling of Miley, which means “from 'Smiley' (Miley Cyrus)” (American English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mylee?
Mylee was the 1765th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 115 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 436th with 730 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 421 places. More babies were named Mylee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mylee in the US.
Where is Mylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mylee was most common in Kentucky (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Alabama.