Miley

Where Miley comes from

Popularised as a female name by American pop singer Miley Ray Cyrus (nicknamed Miley from "smiley").
— Wiktionary's entry for Miley
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1889
    First appearance
    #1,279 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1962
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1992
    Miley Cyrus born
    American singer, actress, and television personality
  4. 2008
    Peak, #128
    2,652 babies named Miley — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #316.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Miley Cyrus · American singer, actress, and television personality, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.