Is Mylan a boy or girl name?

Mylan is a unisex name. Of the 1,875 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 23.1% were girls and 76.9% were boys.

Mylan

Recorded 1932–2025 · United States

Mylan was most popular in 2024, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,347 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,627, with 96 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,875 people named Mylan.

Mylan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mylan’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mylan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mylan is a unisex name — 23.1% of the 1,875 Americans given it were girls and 76.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 17% girls and 83% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mylan

Where Mylan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org