Mylan
Mylan N.V. was a global generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company. In November 2020, Mylan merged with Upjohn, Pfizer's off-patent medicine division, to form Viatris. Previously, the company was domiciled in the Netherlands, with principal executive offices in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK and a "Global Center" in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, US.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Mylan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mylan N.V. was a global generic and specialty pharmaceuticals company. In November 2020, Mylan merged with Upjohn, Pfizer's off-patent medicine division, to form Viatris. Previously, the company was domiciled in the Netherlands, with principal executive offices in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK and a "Global Center" in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, US.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Mylan
As a girl name
Mylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 25 Mylans were born — ranking #5,358 that year. As of 2026, Mylan ranks #7,845 for girls with 13 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 450 Mylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mylan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1932, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 106 Mylans were born — ranking #1,625 that year. As of 2026, Mylan ranks #1,625 for boys with 106 births, rising sharply (+87% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Mylans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mylan
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Names that sound like Mylan
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About the name Mylan
Mylan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Mylan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,625. Use the chart and map above to compare Mylan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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