girl's name
Miya
- Origin Seediq
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,431
France
#457
2025 births
Miya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Miya is a name of Seediq origin.
- Peaked in 2007, when 319 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,954 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
Miya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 28 |
| 1970s | 209 |
| 1980s | 420 |
| 1990s | 1,185 |
| 2000s | 2,543 |
| 2010s | 2,637 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,049 |
How popular is Miya?
In 2025, Miya was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Miya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Miya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mïya | Mïya is a rare spelling of Miya, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 125 times, mostly in France. | 125 |
Names that peaked alongside Miya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Miya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Miya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Miya in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Indo-European
- Amiya
Sibling names for Miya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Miya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Miya
How popular is the name Miya?
In 2025, Miya was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Miya a girl's or a boy's name?
Miya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Miya most popular?
Miya peaked in 2007, when 319 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Miya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Miya currently ranks #457 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.