Girls' name · since 1950
Mylene
Mylene has 868 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 868
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
868 babies have been named Mylene since 1950, making it today's #6896 girls' name.
Mylene has 868 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6896 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #8,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,896 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 868 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylene ranks #8,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,896 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 868 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,896 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 868
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mylene's 868 recorded births place it above 88.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mylene compares
868 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Mylene's all-time total is 131% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mylene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 868 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mylene splits its recorded history at 1992: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Mylene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Mylene's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Mylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 37
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
144 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (20% of all-time use).
How Mylene 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 Mylene's total volume
Mylene by state
Where Mylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 2.6% |
122 of 868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Mylene's data
- Mylene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (177 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mylenes (122 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Mylene 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.