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Myla

Girl

Meaning of Myla: American: 'invented name'

Myla is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 217th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 89th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#217

1,436 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#89

522 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,134

First recorded 1913 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 25 babies1983: 21 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 24 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 32 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 38 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 55 babies1998: 87 babies1999: 86 babies2000: 93 babies20002001: 127 babies2002: 146 babies2003: 219 babies2004: 219 babies2005: 256 babies2006: 291 babies2007: 322 babies2008: 512 babies2009: 559 babies2010: 592 babies20102011: 612 babies2012: 777 babies2013: 952 babies2014: 879 babies2015: 974 babies2016: 896 babies2017: 1,001 babies2018: 1,167 babies2019: 1,092 babies2020: 1,137 babies20202021: 1,302 babies2022: 1,606 babies2023: 1,646 babies2024: 1,626 babies2025: 1,436 babies
US babies named Myla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,646.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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