Myla
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 490 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Myla has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #336 |
| 2016 | #363 |
| 2017 | #328 |
| 2018 | #284 |
| 2019 | #301 |
| 2020 | #277 |
| 2021 | #233 |
| 2022 | #185 |
| 2023 | #183 |
| 2024 | #186 |
| 2025 | #210 |
Myla by the numbers
In 2025, 490 babies in England and Wales were named Myla. In the US, 997 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Myla
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Myla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Myramyrrh or fragrant oil612 in the US (2017)
- Mykawho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah85 in the US (2017)
- Melagathering, fair, or assembly10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malagarland or necklace8 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Myla
Names that are said the same way as Myla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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