Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Miya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,681 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān).

Rank 2025
#1,681
among girls · ↓270 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Miya · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,067
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
319 babies
All-time total
8,071
#1,898 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Miya popularity over time

8,071 babies have been named Miya since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 28 3 – #4,751
1970s 209 21 +646% #2,262
1980s 420 42 +101% #1,900
1990s 1,185 119 +182% #894
2000s 2,543 254 +115% #877
2010s 2,637 264 +4% #879
2020s (to 2025) 1,049 175 -34% #1,155

Where Miya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 117 0.07 outside top 500
2027 111 0.07 outside top 500
2028 107 0.07 outside top 500
2029 104 0.06 outside top 500
2030 101 0.06 outside top 500

Where Miya is most popular

Girls named Miya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Florida, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Miya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 10 0.872 +739%
Florida 62 0.145 +39%
New York 57 0.144 +38%
California 107 0.127 +22%
Michigan 22 0.121 +16%
Ohio 23 0.097 -7%
Washington 14 0.097 -7%
Illinois 22 0.096 -8%
Pennsylvania 22 0.093 -11%
Texas 69 0.086 -18%
Iowa 5 0.086 -18%
Virginia 14 0.082 -21%
Oregon 5 0.077 -26%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -34%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -35%
Missouri 8 0.066 -36%
Tennessee 10 0.063 -39%
Georgia 14 0.062 -41%
Maryland 6 0.057 -46%
Colorado 6 0.054 -48%
Indiana 6 0.043 -59%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -60%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Miya

Miya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,681 in 2025 with 123 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 8,071 American babies have been named Miya. Its peak came in 2007, when 319 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Miya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Miya?

The median living Miya is about 17 years old; half are between 9 and 25. An estimated 8,000 people named Miya are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Miya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 123 #1,681
2024 159 #1,411
2023 173 #1,314
2022 189 #1,273
2021 200 #1,205
2020 205 #1,155
2019 207 #1,160
2018 219 #1,119
2017 260 #998
2016 285 #954
2015 279 #971
2014 303 #897
2013 294 #879
2012 280 #921
2011 273 #947
2010 237 #1,049
2009 275 #968
2008 271 #988
2007 319 #877
2006 271 #969
2005 281 #896
2004 236 #1,002
2003 238 #974
2002 236 #950
2001 215 #998
2000 201 #1,044
1995 88 #1,680
1990 81 #1,792
1985 40 #2,468
1980 57 #1,900
1975 20 #3,477
1970 7 #6,813
1965 6 #6,283
1960 – –
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1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Miya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Miya?

The median living Miya is about 17 years old. Half of all living Miyas are between 9 and 25 years old.

How many people named Miya are alive today?

An estimated 8,000 people named Miya are alive in the United States, based on 8,071 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Miya mean?

Borrowed from Bengali মিয়া (miẏa), itself borrowed from Classical Persian میان (miyān).

How popular is the name Miya in 2025?

Miya ranked #1,681 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 123 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Miya?

8,071 babies have been named Miya in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Miya most popular?

Miya peaked in 2007, when 319 newborns received the name.

Is Miya a boy or girl name?

Miya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Miya rising or falling?

Miya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Miya become more popular?

Miya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 101 girls named Miya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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