Mylie
Mylie was the 2920th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 840th with 337 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,049 places. More babies were named Mylie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Miley) from 'Smiley' (Miley Cyrus) · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,920 girls, up 1,928 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008337 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,982babies recorded
What does the name Mylie mean?
Mylie 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
Mylie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,920 | 58 |
| 2020 | #4,848 | 27 |
| 2010 | #1,871 | 109 |
| 2000 | #14,446 | 6 |
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How popular is Mylie, counting every spelling?
Mylie is a spelling of Miley, a name family that ranked #305 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,920 for Mylie 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 Mylie?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mylie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mylie 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 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mylie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mylie?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Mylie are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 19. That makes Mylie 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.
Mylie by state
How common Mylie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Mylie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mylie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mylie
What does Mylie mean?
Mylie is a spelling of Miley, which means “from 'Smiley' (Miley Cyrus)” (American English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mylie?
Mylie was the 2920th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 840th with 337 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,049 places. More babies were named Mylie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mylie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mylie in the US.
Where is Mylie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mylie was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and California.