Given name & surname
Mylo
“one who is merciful”·“a soldier”
Mylo is a variant of Miles. Interpretations include “one who is merciful” and “a soldier”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mylo is a variant of Miles. Interpretations include “one who is merciful” and “a soldier”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mylo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,721
- 3,565 boys · 156 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 445 babies
- 2025
- 370
- #737 for boys · #8,202 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +109%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 357 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 737 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 116.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,356 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Mylo
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mylo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marcelo
“the little warrior”
>99% boys
Kylo
Kylo is a masculine given name.
98% boys · 2% girls
Micah
“who is like (Yahweh)?”
93% boys · 7% girls
Myles
“one who is merciful” · “a soldier”
99% boys · 1% girls
Musa
“a savior”
>99% boys
Arlo
“from the barberry tree”
96% boys · 4% girls
Makai
“who is like God?”
98% boys · 2% girls
Rio
“woman of the river” · “from the river”
79% boys · 21% girls