Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Myah

Meaning Rare fanciful spelling of Mya, Maia, Maya Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,752 Trend ↓ Falling 49%

Rare fanciful spelling of Mya, Maia, Maya.

Rank 2025
#1,752
among girls · ↓273 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
116
named Myah · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,856
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
510 babies
All-time total
10,255
#1,639 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Myah popularity over time

10,255 babies have been named Myah since 1975, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 43 – 43 4 – #3,995
1980s 106 – 106 11 +147% #4,252
1990s 982 – 982 98 +826% #787
2000s 3,918 6 3,924 392 +300% #591
2010s 4,144 – 4,144 414 +6% #578
2020s (to 2025) 1,056 – 1,056 176 -58% #1,102

Where Myah 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 103 0.06 outside top 500
2027 93 0.06 outside top 500
2028 86 0.05 outside top 500
2029 80 0.05 outside top 500
2030 75 0.05 outside top 500

Where Myah is most popular

Girls named Myah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.103 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Indiana, and Iowa.

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 Myah 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
South Dakota 10 0.700 +581%
Indiana 39 0.278 +170%
Iowa 10 0.171 +66%
Pennsylvania 39 0.165 +60%
Ohio 39 0.164 +60%
Michigan 29 0.159 +55%
Illinois 36 0.157 +53%
Wisconsin 16 0.155 +51%
Florida 52 0.122 +18%
New York 44 0.111 +8%
Texas 77 0.096 -7%
Tennessee 14 0.088 -14%
Georgia 19 0.084 -19%
California 70 0.083 -19%
Washington 10 0.069 -33%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -34%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -43%
Missouri 7 0.058 -43%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -53%
Colorado 5 0.045 -56%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Myah

Myah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,752 in 2025 with 116 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 10,255 American babies have been named Myah. Its peak came in 2009, when 510 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 Myah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Myah?

The median living Myah is about 15 years old; half are between 10 and 21. An estimated 10 thousand people named Myah are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Myah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 116 #1,752 – –
2024 148 #1,479 – –
2023 157 #1,426 – –
2022 188 #1,276 – –
2021 225 #1,102 – –
2020 222 #1,102 – –
2019 288 #921 – –
2018 351 #779 – –
2017 370 #754 – –
2016 445 #657 – –
2015 417 #687 – –
2014 390 #719 – –
2013 441 #639 – –
2012 474 #605 – –
2011 505 #578 – –
2010 463 #636 – –
2009 510 #591 – –
2008 508 #604 – –
2007 489 #615 – –
2006 447 #648 – –
2005 370 #732 – –
2004 326 #787 6 #10,902
2003 361 #716 – –
2002 342 #720 – –
2001 296 #798 – –
2000 269 #833 – –
1995 62 #2,177 – –
1990 28 #3,783 – –
1985 7 #8,956 – –
1980 18 #4,252 – –
1975 7 #7,694 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Myah?

The median living Myah is about 15 years old. Half of all living Myahs are between 10 and 21 years old.

How many people named Myah are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Myah are alive in the United States, based on 10,255 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Myah mean?

Rare fanciful spelling of Mya, Maia, Maya.

How popular is the name Myah in 2025?

Myah ranked #1,752 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 116 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Myah?

10,255 babies have been named Myah in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Myah most popular?

Myah peaked in 2009, when 510 newborns received the name.

Is Myah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Myah rising or falling?

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

Will Myah become more popular?

Myah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Myah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Myah

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