Girls' name · since 2001

Mylei

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 261 babies named Mylei, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9320
among girls today
261
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
47%
more common than other girls

Mylei currently ranks #9320 among girls' names in America, with 261 babies recorded since 2001.

Social Security Administration records show Mylei recorded 261 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #9320 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #9320 among girls today
  • 261 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 47% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Mylei is currently the #9320 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 261 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#9320
among girls today
261
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
47%
more common than other girls

Mylei vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%47.4%
Mylei vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9320
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 47% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Mylei was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

27 babies were named Mylei in 2008 - its busiest year on record.

How Mylei compares

261 42th 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

Mylei's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mylei Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 261 382 567,345
Peak-year births 27 48 19,840

Mylei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mylei's full recorded timeline at 2014, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mylei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

261

Since 2001

25 years of records

Peak year

2008

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,320

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2001

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
27
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
051015202530 200120062009201220152018202120242025 10

Mylei by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Mylei's strongest decade.

114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Mylei births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (44% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mylei?
261 babies have been named Mylei since 2001. It currently ranks #9320 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 27 births.
When was Mylei most popular?
Mylei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Mylei been used?
Mylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mylei?
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 Mylei's data

  • Mylei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 2001–2025 (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. "Mylei: #9320 Girls' Name - 261 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mylei. 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 Mylei 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.