US rank #3417 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,182 births

Myleigh — #3417 US girls' name

1,182 babies named Myleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s4922010s4892020s196
#3417
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Myleigh was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

153 babies were named Myleigh in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myleigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,182 babies named Myleigh between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myleigh currently holds the #3417 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 153 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myleigh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 492 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Myleigh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Myleigh in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myleigh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Myleigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,182

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

153 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,417

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Myleigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
153
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
-50050100150200 2024202020162012200820041995 5

Myleigh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
492 births that decade — 42% of Myleigh's all-time total
1990s52000s4922010s4892020s196

Myleigh by state

Where Myleigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Myleigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
51 4.3%
#2 Texas
39 3.3%
#3 Indiana
32 2.7%
#4 Michigan
27 2.3%
#5 Georgia
21 1.8%
#6 Tennessee
21 1.8%
#7 New York
18 1.5%
#8 Pennsylvania
13 1.1%
Ohio share of Myleigh's total US births 4.3%
Even split

51 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Myleigh appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myleigh?
1,182 babies have been named Myleigh since 1995. It currently ranks #3417 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 153 births.
When was Myleigh most popular?
Myleigh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 492 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Myleigh most popular?
The top states for the name Myleigh are Ohio (51 births), Texas (39 births), Indiana (32 births).
How long has the name Myleigh been used?
Myleigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Myleigh?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1995–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.