Mylie

Meaning & origin

First recorded in 1924, Mylie remained a rare choice for decades before a noticeable rise in the 2000s. Its peak year was 2008, aligning with the popularity of similar-sounding names like Miley and Kylie. In 2025, the name ranked 2,895 nationally, with about 1 in 27,712 female newborns receiving it, placing it in the stable trajectory category. California was the top state for this name, suggesting a regional appeal. Despite its modest rank, Mylie represents the modern trend of creative respellings that maintain a familiar phonetic structure. Its rarity gives it a distinctive feel without straying too far from mainstream style.

Mylie is a modern coinage, likely a respelling or variant of Miley, itself a diminutive of names like Emily or derived from the Irish surname O'Reilly (anglicized as Riley). It may also be a feminine form of Miles, from the Latin miles meaning 'soldier'. The name gained visibility in the 2000s, influenced by pop culture and the trend of names ending in -ie or -y. Its usage remains modest but steady.