Miya
Miya was the 1681st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 877th with 319 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 710 places. More babies were named Miya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,681 girls, down 526 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007319 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,071babies recorded
Miya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,681 | 123 |
| 2020 | #1,155 | 205 |
| 2010 | #1,049 | 237 |
| 2000 | #1,044 | 201 |
| 1990 | #1,792 | 81 |
| 1980 | #1,900 | 57 |
| 1970 | #6,813 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Miya, counting every spelling?
Miya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,275 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,681 for Miya on its own. Together these spellings went to 163 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miya | 123 | #1,681 | 844 |
| Miyah | 40 | #3,751 | 346 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Miya?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Miya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Miya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Miya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Miya?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Miya are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Miya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Miya by state
How common Miya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Miya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Miya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Miya
How popular is the name Miya?
Miya was the 1681st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 877th with 319 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 710 places. More babies were named Miya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Miya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Miya in the US.
Where is Miya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Miya was most common in Hawaii (0.87 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.