Miyah
Miyah was the 3751st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1184th with 208 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,494 places. More babies were named Miyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,751 girls, down 1,808 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012208 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,550babies recorded
Miyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,751 | 40 |
| 2020 | #1,943 | 99 |
| 2010 | #1,386 | 167 |
| 2000 | #2,394 | 65 |
| 1990 | #8,986 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Miyah, counting every spelling?
Miyah is a spelling of Miya, a name family that ranked #1,275 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,751 for Miyah 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 Miyah?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Miyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Miyah 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Miyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Miyah?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Miyah are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 20. That makes Miyah 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.
Miyah by state
How common Miyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×). In 41 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 Miyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Miyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Miyah
How popular is the name Miyah?
Miyah was the 3751st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1184th with 208 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,494 places. More babies were named Miyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Miyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Miyah in the US.
Where is Miyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Miyah was most common in Florida (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Ohio.