Miela

#7,760 in 2025Girls' name

Sweet

Miela has been given to 179 babies in the U.S. since 2001. In 2025 it ranked #7,760 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 15 recorded.

Babies named Miela, 2025

1 in 237,000

Miela over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Miela: meaning, origin, and history

Sweet

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Miela means

Miela means “sweet”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 179 girls were recorded with the name Miela between 2001 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2021; its best national rank was #7,522 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #11,785 in 2020 to #7,760 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Miela?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 237,000; 14 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 115,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #7,760; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 164,137 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Miela sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 164,137 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Miela. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Mielas were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Miela was born before 2017 — so the typical Miela is around 8 today.

Median birth year: 2017; About 8 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 49.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 179; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 49.7% of all recorded uses (89).

Is Miela rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +5,258; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +4,025; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 93.3%; Peak was 2021 (15)
Years since peak: 4; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 41.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #7,522; 2021

Spellings of Miela

Miela is not the most common spelling — Mia is, with 24.8% against Miela's 0.01%.

Mia24.8%310,219
Viola10.6%132,993
Mila6.7%84,489
Lila6.1%76,493
Isla4.6%58,252
Lela3.4%43,005
Marla3.1%38,781
Melba2.8%34,873

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Miela around the world

Where Miela ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2013–2024
#4,193
in 2024
Canada
2024–2024
#3,457
in 2024
South Australia
1992–1992
#704
in 1992

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Miela by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #7,760
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 4,025
Best rank ever: #7,522; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 15 that year
First recorded: 2001
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 179
Count in 2025: 14

Names similar to Miela

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Mieke Mieko Mielle Miel Ysela Zaela Stela Heela Miella Taela Mieka Baela Seela Nyela Naela Raela Ciela Miera Vaela Mirela Aviela Maela Azaela Amela

Sibling names for Miela

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl Anabel

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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