NameTides

Miya

Miya was the #1,673 girls' name in the US in 2025 (123 babies), and #1,079 in England & Wales and #1,031 in Canada.

Miya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Miya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Miya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,673 (123)#1,079 (31)#632 (4)—#483 (7)#1,031 (26)
2024#1,406 (159)#666 (58)#790 (3)—#441 (8)#1,032 (26)
2023#1,310 (173)#694 (52)#749 (3)—#555 (6)#729 (38)
2022#1,269 (189)#676 (55)#531 (5)#418 (3)#634 (5)#696 (40)
2021#1,204 (200)#496 (85)#485 (6)—#586 (6)#725 (40)
2020#1,152 (205)#609 (63)—#281 (5)#834 (3)#623 (46)
2019#1,158 (207)#545 (74)#447 (7)#424 (3)#502 (7)#704 (42)
2018#1,116 (219)#536 (78)#809 (3)#361 (4)#629 (5)#714 (40)
2017#996 (260)#576 (74)#501 (6)#432 (3)#471 (8)#627 (48)
2016#953 (285)#433 (102)#585 (5)#306 (5)#419 (10)#666 (45)
2015#970 (279)#441 (99)#361 (10)—#660 (5)#655 (45)
2014#896 (303)#508 (83)#365 (10)—#404 (11)#629 (48)
2013#877 (294)#593 (69)#564 (5)#370 (4)#660 (5)#581 (51)
2012#920 (280)#435 (105)#294 (15)#297 (6)#612 (6)#571 (52)
2011#945 (273)#499 (85)#273 (15)#363 (4)#612 (6)#567 (51)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #896.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1965.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Miya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Miya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,418NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: #168HITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Miya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,1819

Miya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MiyaCanadaGirls#1,03126
MiyaEngland & WalesGirls#1,07931
MiyaIrelandGirls#4837
MiyaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MiyaScotlandGirls#6324
MiyaUSGirls#1,673123