Mylo
Mylo was the 737th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 357 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 642nd with 437 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,060 places. More babies were named Mylo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Milo) Origin uncertain · Germanic, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #737 boys, up 67 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 357boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024437 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,721babies recorded
What does the name Mylo mean?
Mylo is a spelling of Milo, pronounced the same way, so it shares Milo's meaning and origin.
Milo is an old name used in Latin documents across medieval Europe. DMNES describes it as a short form of Germanic names beginning with an element meaning 'mild, good, generous', and notes it was often confused with Miles; Wiktionary calls Milo a Latin form of Miles. Wikipedia adds other unrelated sources, including the Slavic element mil, 'kind, dear', and an ancient Greek name that it connects with milos, 'yew tree'. DMNES finds Milo in English records from 1189.
*mildijaz (Proto-Germanic, “mild, good, generous”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES gives a Germanic 'mild' origin; Wiktionary and Wikipedia also link it with Miles and with Slavic and Greek names.
Related names: Miles, Myles, Mylo, Milos, Miloš.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Milo', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Milo', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Milo (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Mylo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 156 since 2008, 13 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #737 | 357 |
| 2020 | #804 | 289 |
| 2010 | #3,356 | 33 |
| 2000 | #7,221 | 9 |
| 1990 | #7,796 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,218 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,233 | 7 |
| 1940 | #2,617 | 9 |
| 1930 | #4,375 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mylo, counting every spelling?
Mylo is a spelling of Milo, a name family that ranked #114 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #737 for Mylo on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,374 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milo | 2,974 | #119 | 14,979 |
| Mylo | 357 | #737 | 1,933 |
| Miloh | 32 | #3,565 | 152 |
| Myloh | 11 | #7,525 | 52 |
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 Mylo?
357 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mylo (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mylo 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 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mylo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mylo?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Mylo are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Mylo 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.
Mylo by state
How common Mylo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (1.8×), Oregon (1.7×), Wisconsin (1.7×), Minnesota (1.6×), Pennsylvania (1.5×). In 17 states fewer than five boys 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 Mylo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mylo, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mylo
What does Mylo mean?
The origin of Milo is uncertain: DMNES gives a Germanic 'mild' origin; Wiktionary and Wikipedia also link it with Miles and with Slavic and Greek names.
How popular is the name Mylo?
Mylo was the 737th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 357 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 642nd with 437 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,060 places. More babies were named Mylo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Mylo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mylo in the US.
Where is Mylo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mylo was most common in Nevada (0.40 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oregon and Wisconsin.