Unisex name · since 1990

Mylin

189 babies named Mylin in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14056
among girls today
189
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
21%
more common than other girls

Mylin currently ranks #14056 among unisex names in America, with 189 babies recorded since 1990.

Mylin has 189 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14056 as of the latest data, more common than 21% 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 1990 to 2025.

  • #14056 among girls today
  • 189 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 21% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Mylin is currently the #14056 unisex name in America, more common than 21% of girls - 189 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#14056
among girls today
189
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
21%
more common than other girls

Mylin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%20.7%
Mylin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14056
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Mylin was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

20 babies were named Mylin in 2008 - its busiest year on record.

How Mylin compares

189 36th 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

Mylin's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mylin Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 189 382 567,345
Peak-year births 20 48 19,840

Mylin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mylin's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mylin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 1990

36 years of records

Peak year

2008

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,056

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1990

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2025

Mylin popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
20
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
0510152025 199020022005200920122015201920242025 7

Mylin popularity over time - boys

103 total births recorded since 2005 (Mylin as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 103 births
468101214 2005200720132015201820232025 12

Mylin by decade

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

2010s was Mylin's strongest decade.

77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Mylin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Mylin by state

Where Mylin concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mylin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Mylin's total US births 2.6%

5 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mylin?
Mylin has been given to 189 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14056 as of the latest data. 20 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Mylin most popular?
Mylin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Mylin most popular?
The top states for the name Mylin are California (5 births).
Is Mylin a unisex name?
Yes, Mylin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 189 births, and as a boy's name it has 103 births.
How long has the name Mylin been used?
Mylin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mylin?
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 Mylin's data

  • Mylin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Mylins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • 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, 1990–2025 (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. "Mylin: #14056 Unisex Name - 189 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mylin. 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 Mylin 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.