Mylah
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Meaning
variant of Myla, itself possibly a feminine form of Miles shaped by the sound of names like Kyla
The story
Mylah is a name built by ear. The reference books file it as a variant of Myla, which is possibly a feminine form of Miles shaped by the sound of names like Kyla, and the h is an American flourish that softens nothing and signals everything. Nothing about it is ancient, and the record says so honestly: about 33 girls in the 1990s, 560 in the 2000s, 2,440 in the 2010s, and already 3,510 so far this decade, more than the whole 2010s produced. In our records it goes to girls, about 6,500, without one recorded boy. Its sound-cousin Mila runs at about 84,500 girls with her own story, a resemblance of ear rather than of family. A young name, assembled from sounds already at home on American certificates, and rising fast.
How popular is Mylah around the world?
In the United States, 3,514 babies were named Mylah between 2020 and 2025. In Scotland, 14 girls named Mylah were registered in 2024, the 260th most common name among girls that year.
Mylah is on the official records of the United States, Scotland, England and Wales, Canada, Ireland, South Australia and France.
United States
1 in 6,200
In the United States, 3,514 babies were named Mylah between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mylah peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Scotland
1 in 3,300
In Scotland, 14 girls named Mylah were registered in 2024, the 260th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 6,800
In England and Wales, 86 girls named Mylah were born in 2025, the 463rd most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Canada
1 in 7,200
In Canada, 51 girls named Mylah were born in 2024, the 560th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Ireland
1 in 11,000
In Ireland, 5 girls named Mylah were born in 2025, the 608th most common name among girls that year.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Mylah in 2017.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
France
1 in 130,000
In France, about 5 girls named Mylah were born in 2025, ranked 5,872nd among girls that year.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
Puerto Rico
last on record 2024
Mylah is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 5 babies have carried the name there since 1998.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, New Zealand and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Mylah
Most people given the name Mylah in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mylah deep dive
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