Given name
Mylene
“one who is merciful”
Mylene is a variant of Myla. In English use, Myla carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.”
Original FrenchMylène
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mylene is a variant of Myla. In English use, Myla carries the interpretation “one who is merciful.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Mylene developed from Mylène.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 868
- 0 boys · 868 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,039 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,039 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,061 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.
Mylene’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Mylene developed from the French form Mylène. Mylene has a related form in Myla. In Cebuano usage, Mylene has a related form in Myleene.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mylene
- Mylène LazareFrench swimmerborn 1987
- Mylene DizonFilipino actressborn 1976
- Mylène HalemaiAustralian-born French tennis playerborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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