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Myla

Myla: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“variant of Mila or Myra”
Origin
English
Say it
MY-luh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Modern English-language use of Myla has mixed sources and is often treated as a variant of Mila or Myra. Its exact derivation for this spelling is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Myla?

2024488 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Myla in 20241,624

2024 rank#186 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188020,684

Myla is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Myla

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Milagracious or dear · Slavic
  • Milahword; circumcision · Hebrew
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Myla questions

What does the name Myla mean?

Myla means "variant of Mila or Myra". It comes from English. Modern English-language use of Myla has mixed sources and is often treated as a variant of Mila or Myra. Its exact derivation for this spelling is uncertain.

Is Myla a boy or girl name?

Myla is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Myla?

1,624 US babies were named Myla in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Myla?

Myla is usually pronounced MY-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.