girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Myla

Meaning Spelling variant of Mila Gender Girl Rank 2025 #210 Trend ↑ Rising 43%

Spelling variant of Mila.

Rank 2025
#210
among girls · ↓24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,436
named Myla · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,119
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
1,646 babies
All-time total
22,134
#994 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Myla popularity over time

22,134 babies have been named Myla since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 45 5 – #2,728
1920s 89 9 +98% #2,242
1930s 91 9 +2% #2,276
1940s 120 12 +32% #2,305
1950s 225 23 +88% #1,354
1960s 222 22 -1% #2,388
1970s 254 25 +14% #2,153
1980s 221 22 -13% #2,757
1990s 428 43 +94% #1,797
2000s 2,744 274 +541% #540
2010s 8,942 894 +226% #284
2020s (to 2025) 8,753 1,459 +63% #181

Where Myla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,516 0.94 #202
2027 1,588 0.99 #198
2028 1,651 1.03 #190
2029 1,707 1.06 #181
2030 1,756 1.09 #174

Where Myla is most popular

Girls named Myla per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.939 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, South Dakota, and Hawaii.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Myla born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 39 2.88 +207%
South Dakota 35 2.45 +161%
Hawaii 26 2.27 +142%
New Mexico 55 2.26 +141%
Iowa 124 2.12 +126%
West Virginia 55 2.10 +124%
New Hampshire 36 1.95 +108%
Nebraska 69 1.92 +104%
North Dakota 25 1.90 +103%
Wisconsin 192 1.86 +99%
Minnesota 194 1.80 +92%
Pennsylvania 403 1.70 +82%
Delaware 19 1.67 +78%
Ohio 379 1.60 +70%
Kansas 90 1.56 +66%
Michigan 284 1.56 +66%
Indiana 213 1.52 +62%
Idaho 50 1.49 +59%
Kentucky 126 1.47 +57%
Arkansas 77 1.46 +55%
Missouri 175 1.45 +55%
Nevada 66 1.42 +51%
Oregon 87 1.34 +42%
Connecticut 77 1.32 +41%
Louisiana 113 1.29 +38%
Oklahoma 94 1.28 +36%
Utah 106 1.27 +36%
Arizona 178 1.27 +35%
Tennessee 194 1.22 +30%
Colorado 132 1.18 +26%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +25%
Florida 485 1.13 +21%
Massachusetts 136 1.12 +20%
Maryland 111 1.05 +12%
Virginia 176 1.03 +10%
Washington 148 1.02 +9%
Mississippi 47 1.00 +7%
North Carolina 226 0.993 +6%
South Carolina 88 0.979 ≈ national
Illinois 221 0.965 ≈ national
Rhode Island 12 0.958 ≈ national
New York 372 0.939 ≈ national
Alabama 87 0.927 ≈ national
Georgia 210 0.924 ≈ national
New Jersey 159 0.881 -6%
California 702 0.835 -11%
Texas 615 0.765 -19%
Maine 11 0.711 -24%
Alaska 6 0.697 -26%
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Myla

Myla is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #210 in 2025 with 1,436 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 22,134 American babies have been named Myla. Its peak came in 2023, when 1,646 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Myla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Myla?

The median living Myla is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 22 thousand people named Myla are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Myla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,436 #210
2024 1,626 #186
2023 1,646 #181
2022 1,606 #185
2021 1,302 #232
2020 1,137 #276
2019 1,092 #302
2018 1,167 #284
2017 1,001 #327
2016 896 #363
2015 974 #337
2014 879 #371
2013 952 #340
2012 777 #401
2011 612 #484
2010 592 #505
2009 559 #540
2008 512 #601
2007 322 #867
2006 291 #909
2005 256 #964
2004 219 #1,060
2003 219 #1,047
2002 146 #1,334
2001 127 #1,487
2000 93 #1,852
1995 21 #4,796
1990 19 #4,998
1985 16 #4,791
1980 28 #3,109
1975 30 #2,595
1970 17 #3,672
1965 26 #2,388
1960 22 #2,627
1955 56 #1,354
1950 14 #2,864
1945 10 #3,066
1940 10 #2,900
1935 10 #2,876
1930 14 #2,387
1925 9 #3,581
1920 5 #5,531
1915 7 #3,684
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Myla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Myla?

The median living Myla is about 7 years old. Half of all living Mylas are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Myla are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Myla are alive in the United States, based on 22,134 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Myla mean?

Spelling variant of Mila.

How popular is the name Myla in 2025?

Myla ranked #210 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,436 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Myla?

22,134 babies have been named Myla in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Myla most popular?

Myla peaked in 2023, when 1,646 newborns received the name.

Is Myla a boy or girl name?

Myla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Myla rising or falling?

Myla is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Myla become more popular?

Myla is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,756 girls named Myla in 2030, which would rank around #174. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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