Given name & surname
Myla
“one who is merciful”
In English use, Myla carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Myla carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Myla is used as a feminine counterpart of Myles.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Myla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,134
- 0 boys · 22,134 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,646 babies
- 2025
- 1,436
- #210 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,436 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 210 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (133). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,455 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Myla’s family of names
Myla is a feminine form of Myles. Myla has a related form in Mylene. Myla has a related form in Mylah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Myla
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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