Mya
Mya is a primarily feminine given name of uncertain origins. One source considers it to be a 20th-century phonetic spelling of the name Maya or Mia, names that have multiple, different meanings and origins in different languages.
Meaning & Origin of Mya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mya is a primarily feminine given name of uncertain origins. One source considers it to be a 20th-century phonetic spelling of the name Maya or Mia, names that have multiple, different meanings and origins in different languages.
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The Story of Mya
Mya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 3,415 Myas were born — ranking #97 that year. As of 2026, Mya ranks #398 for baby girls with 763 births, falling sharply (-38%). In total, more than 63K Myas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Mya
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mya Aye ( Burmese : မြအေး ), born 1966, Burmese activist and one of the leaders of the 8888 generation of pro-democracy student activists in Burma (Myanmar)
- Mya Aye ( Burmese : မြအေး ), (1942–2013), Burmese educator and Minister of Education from 2011 to 2013
- Mya Aye , Burmese professional golfer, born 1940
- Mya Azzopardi , born 2002, Maltese swimmer
- Mya Baker , born 1974, also known as Mya B., American filmmaker, poet, writer, director and researcher
- Mya Bollaers , Belgian actress
- Mya Breitbart , American biologist and professor of biological oceanography at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science
- Mya Byrne , born 1978, American singer-songwriter
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Names that sound like Mya
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About the name Mya
Mya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 63K births in the dataset. Mya's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #97. Use the chart and map above to compare Mya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.