Given name & surname
Miley
“one who is merciful”·“a soldier”·“a virtuous woman”
Miley is a variant of Miles. Interpretations include “one who is merciful” and “a soldier”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Miley is a variant of Mili. One Hebrew interpretation is “a virtuous woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Miley is a variant of Miles. Interpretations include “one who is merciful” and “a soldier”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Miley is a variant of Mili. One Hebrew interpretation is “a virtuous woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Miley is a variant of Mili. An origin associated with Mili is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Miley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,779
- 75 boys · 15,704 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 2,652 babies
- 2025
- 900
- #338 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +93%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 900 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 338 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 92.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,652 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (69). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,711 as a first name in 2020; 6,728 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Miley’s family of names
Miley has a related form in Miles. Miley has a related form in Mili.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Miley
Characters named Miley: Miley Stewart (the television series Hannah Montana).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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