Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Mylah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #605 Trend ↑ Rising 88%
Rank 2025
#605
among girls · ↓55 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
486
named Mylah · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,307
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
789 babies
All-time total
6,544
#2,167 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Mylah popularity over time

6,544 babies have been named Mylah since 1993, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 33 3 – #7,878
2000s 559 56 +1594% #1,812
2010s 2,438 244 +336% #843
2020s (to 2025) 3,514 586 +140% #389

Where Mylah 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 531 0.33 outside top 500
2027 572 0.36 outside top 500
2028 610 0.38 #488
2029 644 0.40 #476
2030 674 0.42 #458

Where Mylah is most popular

Girls named Mylah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.388 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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 Mylah 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
Nevada 43 0.926 +138%
New Mexico 22 0.905 +133%
Wisconsin 79 0.767 +98%
Ohio 178 0.750 +93%
Connecticut 36 0.619 +59%
Michigan 112 0.615 +58%
Pennsylvania 140 0.592 +53%
Iowa 34 0.582 +50%
Kentucky 48 0.561 +45%
Arizona 78 0.556 +43%
Indiana 77 0.548 +41%
North Dakota 7 0.533 +37%
Arkansas 28 0.530 +36%
Colorado 59 0.529 +36%
Hawaii 6 0.523 +35%
Missouri 63 0.523 +35%
Tennessee 79 0.499 +28%
Oregon 31 0.476 +23%
California 396 0.471 +21%
Mississippi 22 0.470 +21%
Florida 194 0.453 +17%
Massachusetts 54 0.447 +15%
Louisiana 39 0.446 +15%
North Carolina 99 0.435 +12%
Maryland 46 0.434 +12%
South Carolina 39 0.434 +12%
South Dakota 6 0.420 +8%
Oklahoma 30 0.408 +5%
New Jersey 73 0.404 ≈ national
Texas 319 0.397 ≈ national
Minnesota 42 0.389 ≈ national
Virginia 65 0.381 ≈ national
Illinois 85 0.371 ≈ national
Kansas 20 0.347 -11%
Washington 50 0.346 -11%
New York 136 0.343 -12%
Georgia 75 0.330 -15%
Utah 27 0.324 -16%
Alabama 30 0.320 -18%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -51%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -57%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Mylah

Mylah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #605 in 2025 with 486 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 6,544 American babies have been named Mylah. Its peak came in 2023, when 789 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 Mylah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mylah?

The median living Mylah is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 6,500 people named Mylah are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Mylah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 486 #605
2024 552 #550
2023 789 #389
2022 720 #437
2021 602 #514
2020 365 #748
2019 319 #846
2018 322 #843
2017 281 #941
2016 225 #1,129
2015 255 #1,044
2014 251 #1,035
2013 230 #1,078
2012 208 #1,185
2011 194 #1,236
2010 153 #1,477
2009 117 #1,836
2008 104 #2,016
2007 67 #2,741
2006 65 #2,750
2005 108 #1,812
2004 27 #4,908
2003 35 #3,931
2002 11 #9,283
2001 15 #7,212
2000 10 #9,667
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Mylah?

The median living Mylah is about 5 years old. Half of all living Mylahs are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Mylah are alive today?

An estimated 6,500 people named Mylah are alive in the United States, based on 6,544 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mylah in 2025?

Mylah ranked #605 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 486 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mylah?

6,544 babies have been named Mylah in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mylah most popular?

Mylah peaked in 2023, when 789 newborns received the name.

Is Mylah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Mylah rising or falling?

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

Will Mylah become more popular?

Mylah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 674 girls named Mylah in 2030, which would rank around #458. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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