Myla

Meaning: Gracious, dear
Origin: Slavic — Variant of Mila

Meaning: Miracles
Origin: Spanish — Variant of Mila

Girl's name · #210 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Myla is near its high-water mark: it reached #181 in 2023 and still ranked #210 in 2025. About 22,000 girls have carried it since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#74 in Scotland (2025) · #94 in England & Wales (2025) · #111 in N. Ireland (2025) · #162 in Canada (2025) · #196 in Ireland (2025) · #323 in New Zealand (2025) · #329 in Belgium (2025) · #343 in France (2025) · #463 in Netherlands (2025) · #566 in Switzerland (2025) · #861 in Poland (2025) · #1,445 in Ecuador (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Mylas

Myla Grace — Irish professional wrestler (born 1993)
Myla Pablo — Filipino volleyball player (born 1993)
Myla Dalbesio — American model, artist, and writer (born 1987)
Myla Goldberg — American novelist (born 1971)
Myla Vicenti Carpio — American historian

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Mylah (#605), Myla would rank around #157 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 75/25 between Myla and Mylah.

Similar names: Mila · Kaia · Miley · Nyla · Ember · Milani

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