Girls' name · peaked in 2023
Myla name popularity since 1925
22,042 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Myla. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Myla is about 9 years old in 2026. Myla peaked in 2023 as the #181 name for girls, and it ranked #210 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,042
- Named Myla, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #210
- for girls in 2025 (1,436 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,042 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 1.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Myla made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Myla births per year, 1925–2025
2023 was the biggest year for Myla both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Myla became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 5,970 baby girls to 1 in 2,270.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Myla's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Myla.
Decade by decade
Babies named Myla in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 42 | – |
| 1930s | 91 | #2,876 |
| 1940s | 120 | #3,066 |
| 1950s | 225 | #1,354 |
| 1960s | 222 | #2,388 |
| 1970s | 254 | #2,595 |
| 1980s | 221 | #4,791 |
| 1990s | 428 | #4,796 |
| 2000s | 2,744 | #964 |
| 2010s | 8,942 | #337 |
| 2020–25 | 8,753 | #210 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
71.3% of babies named Myla from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Myla is most popular
The index compares Myla's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Myla.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1.73× | 1,250 |
| Arizona | 1.72× | 446 |
| Colorado | 1.48× | 365 |
| Minnesota | 1.35× | 490 |
| Indiana | 1.34× | 633 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Myla and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Myla (this page) | 22,042 | 2023 |
| Mila | 84,238 | 2018 |
| Mylah | 6,544 | 2023 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Myla's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Myla.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Myla (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data