Myla
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About Myla
Myla can be seen as a female variation of Milo or a different spelling for popular Mila. Though frequently unnecessary in alternate spellings, the "y" here does connote a specific pronunciation.
Pronounced MY-luh.
As of October 2026, Myla ranked #210 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #183 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #727.
Editor's take: The name Myla is a girl's name meaning "soldier or merciful".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #371 | 879 | 492.1 |
| 2015 | #337 | 974 | 545.6 |
| 2016 | #363 | 896 | 505.6 |
| 2017 | #327 | 1,001 | 579.8 |
| 2018 | #284 | 1,167 | 686 |
| 2019 | #302 | 1,092 | 650.6 |
| 2020 | #278 | 1,135 | 702.1 |
| 2021 | #232 | 1,302 | 793.5 |
| 2022 | #185 | 1,603 | 977.4 |
| 2023 | #183 | 1,641 | 1,022.7 |
| 2024 | #186 | 1,624 | 1,002.4 |
| 2025 | #210 | 1,436 | 893.4 |
World rankings
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Myla on lists
Famous Mylas
- Myla Goldberg
American novelist
- Myla Dalbesio
American plus,size model
- Myla Pablo
Filipina volleyball player
- Myla Rose Federer (b. 2009)
daughter of tennis players Roger Federer and Mirka Vavrinec, twin sister of Charlene Riva
- Myla Grace Hill (b. 2002)
daughter of pop singer Tamia and basketball player Grant Hill
- Myla Rae Seder (b. 2005)
daughter of actor Sam Seder
- Myla Kelly (b. 2005)
daughter of actress Belladonna and Aiden Kelly
- Myla Carrarro (b. 2016)
daughter of rugby union player Matt Carrarro