NameTides

Myah

Myah was the #1,747 girls' name in the US in 2025 (116 babies), and #834 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Myah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Myah 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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Myah 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.00.511.521880192019602000
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#1,747 (116)#834 (43)#474 (6)—#443 (8)#2,131 (10)
2024#1,472 (148)#594 (66)#638 (4)—#898 (3)#1,077 (24)
2023#1,421 (157)#727 (50)#482 (6)—#364 (10)#1,155 (21)
2022#1,274 (188)#526 (74)#531 (5)#305 (5)#389 (10)#964 (27)
2021#1,099 (225)#501 (84)#363 (9)#223 (8)#363 (11)#925 (30)
2020#1,099 (222)#443 (94)#313 (11)#333 (4)#336 (12)#880 (31)
2019#920 (288)#485 (85)#343 (10)—#362 (11)#719 (41)
2018#778 (351)#494 (87)#348 (10)#313 (5)#436 (9)#752 (38)
2017#753 (370)#424 (104)#369 (9)#432 (3)#524 (7)#568 (55)
2016#656 (445)#447 (98)#240 (17)—#476 (8)#547 (57)
2015#684 (417)#384 (119)#318 (12)#426 (3)#660 (5)#528 (58)
2014#719 (390)#547 (77)#365 (10)#314 (5)#536 (7)#580 (53)
2013#638 (441)#528 (79)#413 (8)#284 (6)#587 (6)#537 (56)
2012#605 (474)#440 (103)#294 (15)#172 (11)#510 (8)#421 (75)
2011#577 (505)#541 (77)#300 (13)—#550 (7)#459 (69)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2011 at #577.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 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 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Myah is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Myah 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: #1,240ILMichigan: #863MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,830CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Myah (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#1,01811

Myah (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
MyahCanadaGirls#2,13110
MyahEngland & WalesGirls#83443
MyahIrelandGirls#4438
MyahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MyahScotlandGirls#4746
MyahUSGirls#1,747116
MyahUSBoys—too few