Mya
Mya was the 444th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 697 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 97th with 3,415 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 298 places. More babies were named Mya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · American English, Greek, Sanskrit
Say it MY-uh /ˈmaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #444 girls, down 201 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 697girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20093,415 babies
- Total since 1880
- 62,363babies recorded
What does the name Mya mean?
Mya is a modern phonetic spelling of Maya or Maia, according to Wiktionary. Those names have several separate sources: Maia, a Greek goddess and mother of Hermes, after whom May is said to be named; Maya as a short form of Maria; and Sanskrit māyā, "illusion". It is also close to Mia, a pet form of Maria. Which source parents intend varies, so no single meaning can be given.
Μαῖα (Ancient Greek, “Maia, a goddess”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. A respelling of names with several unrelated origins.
Related names: Maya, Maia, Mia, Miya.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Mya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 58 since 2000.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #444 | 697 |
| 2020 | #243 | 1,241 |
| 2010 | #101 | 2,999 |
| 2000 | #175 | 1,839 |
| 1990 | #1,654 | 90 |
| 1980 | #1,453 | 84 |
| 1970 | #2,834 | 25 |
| 1960 | #5,536 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mya, counting every spelling?
Mya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #403 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #444 for Mya on its own. Together these spellings went to 813 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mya | 697 | #444 | 4,688 |
| Myah | 116 | #1,752 | 834 |
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 Mya?
697 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mya (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mya 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mya?
About 61,700 people born in the US named Mya are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 22. That makes Mya 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.
Mya by state
How common Mya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Dakota (4.0×), Iowa (2.4×), West Virginia (2.3×), Connecticut (2.2×), Nevada (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Alabama, Maine.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mya, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mya · Sibling names for Mya
Questions about the name Mya
What does Mya mean?
The origin of Mya is uncertain: a respelling of names with several unrelated origins.
How popular is the name Mya?
Mya was the 444th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 697 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 97th with 3,415 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 298 places. More babies were named Mya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mya in the US.
Where is Mya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mya was most common in South Dakota (2.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and West Virginia.