Name profile

Myla

A modern feminine Miles form of uncertain precise development.

US rank (2025)#210

Meaning and history

Myla is a modern English name, probably created as a feminine form of Miles under the influence of similar names such as Kyla. Through Miles, it may ultimately be connected with the Slavic element milu, meaning "gracious" or "dear," though its precise development is uncertain. Notable bearers include American writer Myla Goldberg and model and artist Myla Dalbesio.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 291 births, rank #909
2007: 322 births, rank #867
2008: 512 births, rank #600
2009: 559 births, rank #540
2010: 592 births, rank #505
20112011: 612 births, rank #484
2012: 777 births, rank #400
2013: 952 births, rank #340
2014: 879 births, rank #371
2015: 974 births, rank #335
20162016: 896 births, rank #363
2017: 1,001 births, rank #327
2018: 1,167 births, rank #284
2019: 1,092 births, rank #302
2020: 1,137 births, rank #276
20212021: 1,302 births, rank #232
2022: 1,606 births, rank #185
2023: 1,646 births, rank #181
2024: 1,626 births, rank #186
20252025: 1,436 births, rank #210

Myla moved from #186 to #210 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2023, with 1,646 births.