Girls' name · since 1993
Mylah
6,544 babies named Mylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,544
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
6,544 babies have been named Mylah since 1993, making it today's #605 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mylah recorded 6,544 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #605 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #2,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #605 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,544 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylah ranks #2,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #605 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,544 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #605 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,544
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mylah's 6,544 recorded births place it above 97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mylah compares
6,544 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Mylah's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,544 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 789 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mylah's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 789, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 789
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Mylah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,514 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Mylah's strongest decade.
3,514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 559
2000s
559 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,438 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,514 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,514 births (54% of all-time use).
How Mylah 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 Mylah's total volume
Mylah by state
Where Mylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 771 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 614 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 372 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 369 | 5.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 277 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 269 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 241 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 210 | 3.2% |
771 of 6,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Mylah appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Mylahs (771 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Mylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Mylah 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.