Spellings

Mila or Myla?

In the US in 2025, 70% of babies in this name family were spelled Mila and 21% Myla. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Mila already led in 2015, with 76% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 6,256 to 6,879 births (+10%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Mila4,7334,796steady
Myla9741,436+47%
Mylah255486+91%
Milah213122−43%
Milla8139−52%

How they sound

  • Mila /ˈmiːlə/ (MEE-luh)
  • Myla /ˈmaɪlə/ (MY-luh)
  • Mylah /ˈmaɪlə/ (MY-luh)
  • Milah /ˈmaɪlə/ (MY-luh)
  • Milla /ˈmɪlə/ (MIL-luh)
  • Mylla /miˈla/ (mee-LA)

In France

In France in 2025: Mila 815 births (#53 among girls), Myla 160 births (#337 among girls), Mylah 5 births, Milah 5 births, Milla 65 births (#632 among girls) and Mylla 10 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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