Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Mylie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mylie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,982
- 0 boys · 1,982 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 337 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,920 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,920 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 337 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,604 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.
Mylie’s family of names
Mylie may belong to the same name family as MYLLIE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mylie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mylie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Maggie
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
>99% girls
Macie
“one who wields a weapon” · “one who wields the medieval weapon”
>99% girls
Rylie
“from the rye clearing” · “from the rye clearing; a courageous woman”
3% boys · 97% girls
Makenzie
Makenzie is a variant of Mackenzie. Interpretations include “daughter of a wise leader; a fiery woman; one who is fair” and “the son of a wise leader; a fiery man; one who is fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
>99% girls
Marlee
“of the marshy meadow”
2% boys · 98% girls
Allie
“the son of a noble” · “helper and defender of mankind”
>99% girls
Maliyah
Maliyah is a feminine given name, probably from Hawaiian.
>99% girls
Madilyn
“woman from Magdala”
>99% girls