Mya

Girl name

Mya has been given to 62,363 babies in the U.S. since 1954. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #444 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

62,363

Peak year

2009 (3,415 babies)

Rank in 2025

#444 for girls

First recorded

1954

10-year trend

▼ -68%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mya.

62,036 babies since 1880

62,934 babies since 1951

64,381 babies since 1880

65,456 babies since 1966

66,752 babies since 1880

67,553 babies since 1880

67,661 babies since 1920

67,797 babies since 1881

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