Miley
- Pronunciation
- [Mi-ley]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Miley is a name traditionally given to a girl of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Miley
Miley does not carry an established ancient etymology — it is a modern English given name with no independent origin in a classical or historical language, and no traditional meaning has been recorded for it. The name rose to prominence in American naming culture in the mid-2000s. Its sound — two syllables, open vowels, a bright -ey ending — places it in the same phonetic family as Riley, Kylie, and Bailey, names whose breezy sonic quality has driven their popularity in recent decades.
Among the name's most celebrated bearers is Miley Cyrus, born 1992, an American singer, songwriter, and actress whose two-decade career began with her childhood role on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana (2006–2011) and has since produced one of the most iconic American pop trajectories of her generation.
Miley first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2007 — the year after Hannah Montana launched — and peaked quickly at #129 in 2008, recording 13,844 top-1000 births over its tracked span. After a quieter mid-period, the name has shown a striking recent resurgence: #704 in 2022, #449 in 2023, and #387 in 2024 with 813 births — its strongest showing in more than fifteen years. The ongoing revival suggests the name has achieved a degree of independence from its initial cultural trigger and now carries its own momentum. No spelling variants are recorded for this name.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Miley
US Popularity History (2007–2025)
Annual US births named Miley by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 2,652 girls named Miley (girl rank #129 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #338 for girls (900 US births). That's 209 places below its 2008 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Miley Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Miley the strongest states are North Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | #223 | 16 |
| 2 | Idaho | #241 | 28 |
| 3 | Nebraska | #380 | 32 |
| 4 | Mississippi | #398 | 25 |
| 5 | Iowa | #420 | 56 |
| 6 | Kentucky | #436 | 111 |
| 7 | Missouri | #447 | 124 |
| 8 | Kansas | #463 | 42 |
| 9 | Arkansas | #480 | 36 |
| 10 | Utah | #487 | 54 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #822 | 189 |
| 2 | California | #780 | 396 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #752 | 73 |
| 4 | Texas | #735 | 276 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #726 | 59 |
| 6 | Illinois | #725 | 128 |
| 7 | Arizona | #724 | 73 |
| 8 | Georgia | #711 | 100 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | #711 | 45 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | #708 | 60 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Miley in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Famous People Named Miley
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Miley.
- Miley Cyrus — Pop Singer (1992)
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Compare Miley to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Miley against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).