Miley is a modern American name — invented as a contraction of "Smiley" by Miley Cyrus's family (her birth name was Destiny Hope Cyrus, and "Smiley" was her father Billy Ray's nickname for her). A top-500 US baby name since 2007. Miley Cyrus (born 1992) — *American singer and actress; daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus; played Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana on Disney Channel's Hannah Montana (2006-2011) — one of the most-watched Disney series of all time; transitioned from teen pop to mainstream pop/rock with Bangerz (2013), Plastic Hearts (2020), and Endless Summer Vacation (2023). Her 2023 single "Flowers" — the anthemic post-Liam Hemsworth divorce track — debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 8 weeks at #1, becoming one of the best-selling singles of the 2020s; she won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Flowers" (2024) — her first Grammy ever. The name Miley entered the US top-1000 in 2007 following the launch of Hannah Montana*.
Featured throughout 21st-century American pop culture.
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