Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Mya is a variant of Maia. An origin associated with Maia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mya is a variant of Maia. The history of Maia gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Maia is associated with the goddess of spring.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62,363
- 58 boys · 62,305 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 3,415 babies
- 2025
- 697
- #444 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 697 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 444 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,415 in 2009. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (74). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 51,028 as a first name in 2020; 338 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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