The first name Mya
A girl’s name from Latin.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 203 girls were named Mya, making it the 230th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 554 births (#106).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 697 girls born in the United States were named Mya, the 444th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 3,415 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 Mya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- MýaAmerican singer, born 1979
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Questions
- What does the name Mya mean?
- A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.
- What is the origin of the name Mya?
- A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.
- How popular is the name Mya?
- In 2025, 203 girls born in England and Wales were named Mya, ranking 230th. Its peak was 2010, with 554 births.
- Is Mya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 62,363 US babies named Mya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mya most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 3,415 babies were named Mya, its highest rank at 97th.