Girls' name · since 1889
Miley
Miley has 15,704 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #338 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,704
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miley currently ranks #338 among girls' names in America, with 15,704 babies recorded since 1889.
Miley has 15,704 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #338 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #1,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #338 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,704 born since 1889
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Miley ranks #1,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #338 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,704 born since 1889, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,247 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #338 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,704
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Miley's 15,704 recorded births place it above 98.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Miley compares
15,704 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Miley's all-time total is 42x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Miley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,652 | 21 | 19,840 |
Miley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Miley's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 2,652, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Miley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 2,652
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Miley popularity over time - boys
75 total births recorded since 1915 (Miley as boys' name)
Miley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,077 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Miley's strongest decade.
6,077 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Miley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,924 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,077 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,570 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,077 births (39% of all-time use).
How Miley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Miley's total volume
Miley by state
Where Miley concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,991 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,552 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 781 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 711 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 699 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 574 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 537 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 472 | 3.0% |
1,991 of 15,704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Miley appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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- Miley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,077 total births) through the 2020s (3,570) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mileys (1,991 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Miley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~136 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1889–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Miley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.