Mya
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning mine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria.
How Mya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #146 |
| 2016 | #167 |
| 2017 | #173 |
| 2018 | #194 |
| 2019 | #220 |
| 2020 | #242 |
| 2021 | #271 |
| 2022 | #302 |
| 2023 | #340 |
| 2024 | #366 |
| 2025 | #444 |
Mya by the numbers
In 2025, 203 babies in England and Wales were named Mya. In the US, 1,728 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 3,406 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Maria
Like Mya, each of these traces back to Maria: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianoof Mars, warlike; masculine form of Maria148 in the US (2017)
- Maritzaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria142 in the US (2017)
- Maribelof the sea and beautiful; blend of Maria and Isabel130 in the US (2017)
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Mya
Names that are said the same way as Mya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.