Girl’s name · French, Slavic

Myléna

How to say it: mee-lay-NAH · /mi.le.ˈna/

Modern French respelling of Milena (Slavic: gracious) with y - also linked to Greek honey.

Myléna was the 702nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 13 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 24% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #728 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#702for girls in 2025
1 in 8,678US babies
13born in 2025
#728projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Myléna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#702
Babies born in 202513
Share of births1 in 8,678
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−24%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#728
In France, 2025#294 among girls’ names, 45 births

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

Its life, decade by decade

Myléna is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 5 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Myléna also love

Nicknames

  • Myla
  • Léna
  • Mimi

Honouring a Myléna in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Myléna is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.

In France: #294 for girls in 2025.

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