The first name Miya
A girl’s name from Japanese.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
Japanese origin
A female given name from Japanese.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 31 girls were named Miya, making it the 1,079th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 105 births (#435).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Miya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Miya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 123 girls born in the United States were named Miya, the 1,681st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 319 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Miya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Miya MasaokaAmerican composer (born 1958)
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Miya?
- Miya comes from Japanese.
- How popular is the name Miya?
- In 2025, 31 girls born in England and Wales were named Miya, ranking 1,079th. Its peak was 2012, with 105 births.
- Is Miya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,071 US babies named Miya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Miya most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 319 babies were named Miya, its highest rank at 877th.