Myia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Myia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Myia mean?
Hebrew: usually a spelling of Mia, a short form of Maria
Also an ancient Greek name, borne by Myia, a Pythagorean philosopher said to be Pythagoras's daughter.
Is Myia a girl's or a boy's name?
Myia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Myia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Myia, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Myia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,115 girls in the UK were given Myia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #7, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Myia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
How popular is Myia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 123 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Myia in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Myia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4,383 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 46 | #3,429 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3,571 |
| 2012 | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3,571 |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,799 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,886 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,710 |
| 2006 | 83 | #2,287 |
| 2005 | 72 | #2,432 |
| 2004 | 83 | #2,152 |
| 2003 | 81 | #2,141 |
| 2002 | 82 | #2,078 |
| 2001 | 80 | #2,071 |
| 2000 | 106 | #1,656 |
| 1999 | 103 | #1,619 |
| 1998 | 123 | #1,390 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,881 |
| 1996 | 63 | #2,148 |
| 1995 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,843 |
| 1993 | 60 | #2,190 |
| 1992 | 58 | #2,270 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 67 | #2,006 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 28 | #3,254 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 39 | #2,447 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 27 | #3,078 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 25 | #3,082 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Names like Myia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Summer, Zainab, Aaliyah, Hiba, Hafsa, Mia, Raya, Hawa, Amira, Ayla, Khadija
Other spellings of Myia
Names related to Myia
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Myia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/myia, updated 20 October 2026.