Mylan Boy
How popular is Mylan?
#1,826 boy name in 2025
87 baby boys were named Mylan in the US in 2025, making it the 1826th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Mylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,826 for boys (▼ 117 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 87 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+81% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,564 in 2015, #2,418 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (97 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,709 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1932 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 83% boys, 17% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Milan family of names ranked #239 for boys in 2025 (#227 the year before), with 1,567 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Milan | 1,418 | 90% |
| Mylan | 87 | 6% |
| Mylen | 22 | 1% |
| Millan | 20 | 1% |
| Mylon | 8 | 1% |
| Mylin | 12 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mylan is most popular
Babies named Mylan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Mylan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11 | #3,360 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,537 |
| 1960s | 23 | #3,248 |
| 1970s | 24 | #4,632 |
| 1980s | 36 | #3,954 |
| 1990s | 132 | #2,935 |
| 2000s | 268 | #2,827 |
| 2010s | 475 | #2,325 |
| 2020s | 468 | #1,709 |
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Questions
- Is Mylan a boy or girl name?
- Mylan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 83% of babies named Mylan were boys.
- How popular is the name Mylan?
- 87 baby boys were named Mylan in the US in 2025, making it the 1826th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Mylan most popular?
- Mylan peaked in 2024, when 97 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,709 in 2024.
- How many people are named Mylan?
- 1,875 babies have been named Mylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,840 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Mylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mylan was most common in Ohio, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.