Myah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 364 babies a year in the US.
How Myah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #686 |
| 2016 | #661 |
| 2017 | #754 |
| 2018 | #778 |
| 2019 | #921 |
Myah by the numbers
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Myah. In the US, 364 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 508 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Myah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Myah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Miahwho is like God; a modern respelling of Micah342 in the US (2017)
- Mykahwho is like God; a modern spelling of Micah91 in the US (2017)
- Meahhundredfold or abundance59 in the US (2017)
- Mycahwho is like God; a modern respelling of Micah51 in the US (2017)
- Myrahmyrrh or fragrant oil; a variant of Myra21 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Myah
Names that are said the same way as Myah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Miamine; also a form of Maria13,453 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Myah
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