Myla
Say it: MY-la
Girl4 letters2 syllables
#196
in Ireland (2025)
#199 with spellings combined
22
babies in 2025
#199
best rank (2025)
127
babies since 2015
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10-year rank change
Myla through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #199 |
| 2024 | 16 | #265 |
| 2023 | 14 | #279 |
| 2022 | 17 | #257 |
| 2021 | 10 | #389 |
| 2020 | 17 | #255 |
| 2019 | 13 | #322 |
| 2018 | 5 | #614 |
| 2017 | 4 | #736 |
| 2016 | 3 | #866 |
| 2015 | 6 | #586 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Myla mean?
Uncertain
A modern English name of uncertain origin, close in sound to Mila and Lyla.
Say it right
MYla
The story of Myla
Myla is a modern girls’ name, and its origin is not clear. It may have been made as a feminine form of Myles, or shaped by the sound of names like Mila and Lyla, but there is no solid source for either idea. It is best treated as a name chosen for its sound.
It is part of a wider group of short girls’ names ending in -la, such as Isla, Ayla and Lyla.
Myla has been more popular in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 63 in 2020. In Ireland it first reached the CSO list in 2015. It has grown each year since, and had its best year so far in 2025, with 22 girls and a place at number 199.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Myla (English proper noun)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Myla | 22 | 127 |
In Northern Ireland
#111 in 2025 with 19 babies. Best rank #63 (2020); 340 babies since 2008.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.