Fun Facts About the Name Mylie
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mylie: U.S. records list 1,981 babies given the name Mylie from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mylie Mean?
Mylie is an English-language given name, usually treated as a spelling variant of Miley. No meaning for it is firmly established. The name is most often explained through the surname Miley, which is found in both Ireland and England. Irish families with the surname have been linked to Gaelic names built on maol, an element meaning "bald" or "tonsured" that appears in early Irish religious names for a devotee or servant of a saint; the precise Gaelic form behind the surname has not been settled. English bearers of the surname may instead take it from a place or from an older personal name, since English surnames arise from several kinds of source and no single origin for the English Miley has been demonstrated. Because these derivations are not securely documented, the meaning is best described as uncertain. Names that look or sound similar, such as Miles or Maya, are not known to be related to it.
Mylie Name History & Origins
Miley is a surname-derived given name that came into use in the English-speaking world; Mylie is a later respelling of it. The surname itself has two separate backgrounds. In Ireland it belongs to a group of surnames formed from Gaelic personal names containing maol, a term for a tonsured man or a religious devotee, which also underlies names like Mullally and Loughlin, though the exact Gaelic name behind Miley is not certain. In England the surname is recorded as well, and English surnames of this shape can come from a place name, an occupation, or a personal name, so the two traditions should not be collapsed into one. The given name follows the common English pattern of surnames being reused as first names, and the spelling Mylie reflects the loose spelling conventions of such names rather than a distinct origin of its own.
The best-known bearer, the American singer Miley Cyrus, was born Destiny Hope Cyrus in 1992. Her family called her "Smiley" as a small child, which was shortened to "Miley," and she changed her name legally to Miley Ray Cyrus in 2008. That account explains how one person came by the name; it is not the source of the name itself, and the surname that Miley and Mylie derive from was in use long before.
How Popular is the Name Mylie?
Mylie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #840 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,920 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2024 | #3,249 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2023 | #3,688 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,936 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 2021 | #2,909 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #4,846 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,704 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #3,090 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2017 | #3,972 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #4,058 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #5,967 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #6,143 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #2,524 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2012 | #1,951 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 2011 | #2,547 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2010 | #1,871 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2009 | #1,619 | 139 | 0.0076% |
| 2008 | #840 | 337 | 0.0178% |
| 2007 | #860 | 327 | 0.0170% |
| 2006 | #1,625 | 131 | 0.0069% |
| 2005 | #3,307 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2004 | #3,249 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2003 | #4,494 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #5,035 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #6,867 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #14,446 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,486 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,625 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #11,367 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #11,378 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #7,252 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1924 | #5,648 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mylie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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