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Mya

girl name
Origin
Scandinavian
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

variant of Mia, a pet form of Maria

One Mya, two histories

Scandinavian · A variant of Mia, a short form of Maria.

Burmese · Emerald, written မြ.

The story

Mya brings two genuine name histories to the same American spelling. In modern English use it is a variant of Maya. In Burmese, Mya is an independent name meaning emerald, written မြ, and it participates in a naming tradition that does not descend from Maya or Maria. A Burmese American family can therefore see a heritage name where another family sees a modern English spelling. The US curve begins to register in the later twentieth century, jumps sharply in the 2000s, remains at that high level in the 2010s, and eases in the 2020s. The record combines people from both histories and cannot separate their motives. That is exactly why the distinction belongs in the story: identical letters do not prove identical roots. Mya is short, familiar, and easy to spell, but its deepest meaning depends on which naming tradition a family is carrying.

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How popular is Mya around the world?

In the United States, 5,929 babies were named Mya between 2020 and 2025. In France, about 680 girls named Mya were born in 2025, the 68th most common name among girls that year.

Mya is on the official records of the United States, France, South Australia, Scotland, Canada, England and Wales, Ireland, Chile, Mexico City, Montevideo, Argentina, Spain and Brazil.

Mya crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish

United States

1 in 3,700

In the United States, 5,929 babies were named Mya between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mya peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure. Mya went to 2,209 US babies in 2015 and 697 in 2025, 32% of the earlier figure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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France

1 in 950

In France, about 680 girls named Mya were born in 2025, the 68th most common name among girls that year.

1990peak 2020

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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South Australia

1 in 1,700 · 2017

In South Australia, 11 girls were registered as Mya in 2017.

1990peak 20042017

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Scotland

1 in 2,100

In Scotland, 22 girls named Mya were registered in 2024, the 184th most common name among girls that year.

1990peak 20102024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Canada

1 in 2,500

In Canada, 149 girls named Mya were born in 2024, the 187th most common name among girls that year.

1991peak 20092024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

1 in 2,900

In England and Wales, 203 girls named Mya were born in 2025, the 230th most common name among girls that year.

1996peak 20092025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Ireland

1 in 3,200

In Ireland, 17 girls named Mya were born in 2025, the 247th most common name among girls that year.

2000peak 20162025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Chile

1 in 5,600

In Chile, 32 girls were registered as Mya in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1990peak 2021

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Mexico City City

1 in 24,000

In Mexico City, there were 5 registrations of Mya in 2022.

2000peak 20132022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (1 registration through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Montevideo City

1 in 25,000 · 2011

In Montevideo, 1 girl named Mya was born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Argentina

1 in 66,000

In Argentina, 10 newborns were given the name Mya in 2024.

2012peak 20212024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Spain

1 in 160,000

In Spain, 286 residents are named Mya, ranked 3,399th among women, with a mean age of 8.2 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Brazil

1 in 1M

At the 2022 census, 143 people in Brazil were named Mya, ranked 32,124th, with a median age of 3.
Among people named Mya living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

peak 2010s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 80 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Austria

last on record 2023

Mya is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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New Zealand

last on record 2023

Mya is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

peak 20052025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Poland

last on record 2015

Mya is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2023

Mya is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 360 babies have carried the name there since 1998.

1998peak 20082025

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Mya

Most people given the name Mya in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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