Total births
54
Girls' name · since 2015
Mylayah
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Mylayah, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11978
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Mylayah currently ranks #11978 among girls' names in America, with 54 babies recorded since 2015.
Social Security Administration records show Mylayah recorded 54 times among girls since 2015, holding rank #11978 nationally today, ahead of 32% 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 2015 to 2025.
- #11978 among girls today
- 54 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Mylayah is currently the #11978 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 54 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11978
- among girls today
- 54
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Mylayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11978
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Mylayah was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Mylayah in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
How Mylayah compares
54 16th percentile among 17,726 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
Mylayah's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mylayah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Mylayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mylayah splits its recorded history at 2020: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mylayah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2018
Current rank
#11,978
Active since
2015
Mylayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Mylayah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Mylayah's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Mylayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 29 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mylayah? ▼
Mylayah has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #11978 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Mylayah most popular? ▼
Mylayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Mylayah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mylayah since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mylayah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Mylayah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mylayah
Myla Girl
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Mylah Girl
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Mylee Girl
#1516 4,420 births
Mylie Girl
#3238 1,982 births
Myleigh Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mylayah: #11978 Girls' Name - 54 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mylayah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mylayah 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 June 2026.