Girls' name · since 2003

Mylani

508 babies named Mylani in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,737 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,537 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
508
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade

508 babies have been named Mylani since 2003, making it today's #2537 girls' name.

Mylani has 508 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2537 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #11,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,537 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 508 born since 2003
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylani ranks #11,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,537 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 508 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.

#11,737 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,537 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
508
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.3%
Mylani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mylani's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Mylani compares

508 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Mylani's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mylani Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 508 376 567,345
Peak-year births 70 21 19,840

Mylani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mylani splits its recorded history at 2016: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mylani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
70
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
020406080 20032008201220152018202120242025 70

Mylani by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (291 births, 57% of the file).

2020s was Mylani's strongest decade.

291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Mylani births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 291 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mylani 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 Mylani's total volume

Mylani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -48, 12.8%-110, 10.6%-75, 5.1%-22, 11%-106, 5.1%-110, 5.9%-34, 8.9%-25, 8.1%-36, 4.9%-84, 4.5%-123, 4.5%-114, 4.7%-26, 35.2%-14, 13.6%-27, 11%Mylani-23, 13.8%Mylani
Mylani vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Mylani by state

Where Mylani concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Mylani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 4.3%
#2 Texas
20 3.9%
#3 Florida
12 2.4%
#4 Pennsylvania
11 2.2%
#5 Ohio
6 1.2%
California share of Mylani's total US births 4.3%
Even split

22 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mylani?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 508 babies named Mylani. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,737 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,537 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 70 births.
Where does Mylani sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylani ranks #11,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,537 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mylani most popular?
Mylani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 291 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Mylani most popular?
The top states for the name Mylani are California (22 births), Texas (20 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Mylani been used?
Records for Mylani go back to 2003, giving 23 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Mylani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myla, Mylah, Mylee, Mylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Mylani's data

  • California records the most Mylanis (22 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 Mylani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2003–2025 (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 Mylani 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.