Mya
A Scandinavian and Italian short form of Maria, which also reads as Italian mia, “mine.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Mya first shows up in the national records in 1954. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 2 different years between 2005 and 2009. Its biggest year was 2009, when 3,415 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 97 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 443 for girls. All told, 62,363 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Mia (310,610), Myah (10,255), Miah (9,593), Miya (8,071), Miyah (3,550), Myia (2,267) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Maria
Explore Mya interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | No. 5753 |
| 1960s | 100 | No. 2781 |
| 1970s | 377 | No. 1386 |
| 1980s | 546 | No. 1448 |
| 1990s | 4,166 | No. 166 |
| 2000s | 28,800 | No. 97 |
| 2010s | 22,377 | No. 101 |
| 2020s | 5,929 | No. 243 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.