She was always just being Miley. It turns out Miley Cyrus is just a stage name â and her real name is actually really inspiring. On a recent episode of The Voice, Miley revealed her birth name while trying to convince a contestant to join her team, and all we can say is her parents had really high hopes for their daughter. My name, it wasn't always Miley, the 24-year-old pop star said on the reality singing competition.