Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Mya name popularity since 1925
62,363 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mya. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Mya is about 17 years old in 2026. Mya peaked in 2009 as the #97 name for girls, and it ranked #444 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 62,363
- Named Mya, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #444
- for girls in 2025 (697 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 62,305 girls · 58 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.41× its national share
Peak year is the year Mya made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mya births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Mya both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Mya became 18× more common, from 1 in 17,300 baby girls to 1 in 941.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 1,300 to 1 in 2,310.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mya's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mya.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mya in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 100 | 0 | #3,676 |
| 1970s | 377 | 0 | #2,391 |
| 1980s | 546 | 0 | #2,198 |
| 1990s | 4,166 | 0 | #1,271 |
| 2000s | 28,800 | 40 | #98 |
| 2010s | 22,377 | 18 | #146 |
| 2020–25 | 5,929 | 0 | #444 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.2% of babies named Mya from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Mya is most popular
The index compares Mya's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mya.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.41× | 528 |
| South Dakota | 1.83× | 358 |
| Arizona | 1.79× | 1,424 |
| Florida | 1.65× | 3,659 |
| North Dakota | 1.62× | 314 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mya and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mya (this page) | 62,305 | 2009 |
| Mia | 310,219 | 2015 |
| Myah | 10,249 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mya's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mya.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mya (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data