Miley

Origin: English (from "smiley") — From "smiley", a nickname for a smiling, cheerful child

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

See how Miley ranks in other countries and regions.

#163 in Scotland (2025) · #186 in N. Ireland (2025) · #214 in England & Wales (2025) · #283 in Netherlands (2025) · #435 in New Zealand (2025) · #681 in Ireland (2025) · #772 in Belgium (2025) · #782 in Ecuador (2025) · #885 in Sweden (2025) · #974 in Austria (2025) · #2,353 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,014 in France (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Mileys

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

In stories & tradition

Miley Stewart — Hannah Montana (TV series)

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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