Miya
Girl · MEE-ya · Japanese
Miya is a girls' name of Japanese origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,036th for girls in the UK (35 babies) and 1,673rd for girls in the US (123 babies).
Where does Miya come from?
Japanese: spelling of Mia or Maya; also a Japanese name
- Say it
- MEE-ya
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Is Miya a girl's or a boy's name?
Miya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 girls in the UK and 123 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,036among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 35 girls in the UK were named Miya, making it the 1,036th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 606th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 126 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Miya than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Miya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 girls in the UK were given Miya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #716, up from #1,036 for this spelling alone.
- Miya 35
- Miyah 17
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Miya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #1,036 |
| 2024 | 61 | #677 |
| 2023 | 55 | #710 |
| 2022 | 63 | #650 |
| 2021 | 91 | #507 |
| 2020 | 69 | #606 |
| 2019 | 84 | #531 |
| 2018 | 85 | #547 |
| 2017 | 83 | #566 |
| 2016 | 112 | #438 |
| 2015 | 109 | #449 |
| 2014 | 93 | #508 |
| 2013 | 78 | #583 |
| 2012 | 126 | #410 |
| 2011 | 104 | #463 |
| 2010 | 103 | #455 |
| 2009 | 115 | #414 |
| 2008 | 99 | #464 |
| 2007 | 85 | #502 |
| 2006 | 77 | #528 |
| 2005 | 65 | #563 |
| 2004 | 65 | #541 |
| 2003 | 51 | #623 |
| 2002 | 54 | #596 |
| 2001 | 40 | #701 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Miya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,673among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 123about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 123 girls in the US were named Miya, making it the 1,673rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,152nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 319 girls. It first appears in the records in 1965.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Miya than any year since 1996.
Half of all the girls named Miya in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 163 girls in the US were given Miya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,212, up from #1,673 for this spelling alone.
- Miya 123
- Miyah 40
Miya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 123 | #1,673 |
| 2024 | 159 | #1,406 |
| 2023 | 173 | #1,310 |
| 2022 | 189 | #1,269 |
| 2021 | 200 | #1,204 |
| 2020 | 205 | #1,152 |
| 2019 | 207 | #1,158 |
| 2018 | 219 | #1,116 |
| 2017 | 260 | #996 |
| 2016 | 285 | #953 |
| 2015 | 279 | #970 |
| 2014 | 303 | #896 |
| 2013 | 294 | #877 |
| 2012 | 280 | #920 |
| 2011 | 273 | #945 |
| 2010 | 237 | #1,046 |
| 2009 | 275 | #967 |
| 2008 | 271 | #983 |
| 2007 | 319 | #875 |
| 2006 | 271 | #967 |
| 2005 | 281 | #894 |
| 2004 | 236 | #997 |
| 2003 | 238 | #973 |
| 2002 | 236 | #945 |
| 2001 | 215 | #996 |
| 2000 | 201 | #1,040 |
| 1999 | 239 | #892 |
| 1998 | 195 | #1,017 |
| 1997 | 139 | #1,267 |
| 1996 | 104 | #1,530 |
| 1995 | 88 | #1,665 |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,658 |
| 1993 | 101 | #1,536 |
| 1992 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 1991 | 70 | #1,973 |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,777 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 28 | #3,201 |
| 1985 | 40 | #2,439 |
| 1984 | 39 | #2,420 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 49 | #2,082 |
| 1981 | 51 | #2,028 |
| 1980 | 57 | #1,886 |
| 1979 | 43 | #2,248 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 37 | #2,381 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 20 | #3,403 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
Names like Miya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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