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.

#20,417 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,344 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
189
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

Mylin currently ranks #12344 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 #12344 as of the latest data, more common than 29% 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.

  • #20,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,344 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 189 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylin ranks #20,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,344 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 189 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,417 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,344 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
189
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28.6%
Mylin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mylin's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Mylin compares

189 36th percentile among 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

Mylin's all-time total is 50% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mylin Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 189 376 567,345
Peak-year births 20 21 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 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

2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 41% of the file).

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 August 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. Its archive ordinal is #20,417 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #12,344 of 17,297. 20 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Mylin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mylin ranks #20,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,344 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

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

Keep exploring Mylin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mylin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2025 (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 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 August 2026.