Most people know her as Miley Cyrus — but that’s not the name she was born with.

Fans have been rewatching an old clip and only now realizing the pop star once had a completely different first name. And yes, she changed it as a teenager.

In a resurfaced 2008 Entertainment Tonight backstage interview, the singer explained she legally switched her name to “Miley,” the nickname she’d always gone by. When asked what her previous name was, she revealed it was Destiny Hope Cyrus — and made a joking “nope, never again” reaction on camera.

The moment stunned viewers. Comments poured in from people saying they’d gone years without knowing “Miley” wasn’t her original name.

In the same interview, she also shared that her middle name was Ray, a nod to her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus.

Fast forward to today, and that detail feels especially interesting to fans. After Miley won her first Grammy this month, she thanked several people in her acceptance speech — including her mum and sister — but didn’t mention her father.

Since then, speculation about a possible family rift has been swirling online, with viewers reading into the missing shoutout.

One thing’s clear: whether she’s Destiny Hope or Miley, she’s always been unmistakably herself.