# Mya (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mya/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 62,363 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 58 / 62,305 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10,293, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,864 | 105 |
| 2012 | 2,552 | 124 |
| 2013 | 2,705 | 116 |
| 2014 | 2,409 | 138 |
| 2015 | 2,209 | 146 |
| 2016 | 1,920 | 167 |
| 2017 | 1,753 | 172 |
| 2018 | 1,564 | 194 |
| 2019 | 1,402 | 220 |
| 2020 | 1,241 | 243 |
| 2021 | 1,159 | 271 |
| 2022 | 1,061 | 302 |
| 2023 | 916 | 341 |
| 2024 | 855 | 366 |
| 2025 | 697 | 444 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | 11,605 |
| 2002 | 6 | 10,252 |
| 2003 | 5 | 12,151 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6,395 |
| 2006 | 5 | 13,397 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10,533 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11,741 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11,821 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,720 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 551 | 105 |
| 2012 | 550 | 104 |
| 2013 | 457 | 123 |
| 2014 | 395 | 138 |
| 2015 | 515 | 114 |
| 2016 | 421 | 134 |
| 2017 | 374 | 144 |
| 2018 | 410 | 126 |
| 2019 | 369 | 135 |
| 2020 | 320 | 157 |
| 2021 | 280 | 182 |
| 2022 | 315 | 156 |
| 2023 | 237 | 208 |
| 2024 | 252 | 192 |
| 2025 | 203 | 230 |

## People named Mya

- Mýa, American singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.