Miley

“From "smiley", a nickname for a smiling, cheerful child” — English (from "smiley") origin

Girl's name · #338 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Miley reached its best rank, #129, in 2008 and ranked #338 in 2025. In a single year its births jumped from about 200 in 2006 to 1,200 in 2007 — the year after Miley Cyrus’s Hannah Montana premiered on Disney Channel. Together with its spelling variants Mylee (#1765) and Mylie (#2920), Miley would rank around #287 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 84/11/5 across Miley, Mylee, and Mylie.

Around the world: about 1 in 690 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 730 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mileys

Miley Cyrus — American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)

In stories & tradition

Miley Stewart — Hannah Montana

Similar names: Millie · Analia · Myla · Rylie · Mylah · Keily

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