Feminine dossier · first seen 1954

Mya

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
3,415
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z

Quick answers about Mya

How many people are named Mya?

An estimated 61,451 living Americans are named Mya.

How rare is Mya?

Mya is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 697 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 79.6% from its 2009 peak.

How old is the typical Mya?

The median age of a living American named Mya is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 22 years old.

Is Mya still popular?

Not especially. Mya has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 697 births in 2025.

Where is Mya most common?

Mya has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 4.2× more often than the national baseline.

1954Peak 20092025
peak 2009 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
79.6%
2025
697
All-time
62,305

Mya broke out in Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and South Dakota (1998) and became over-represented in 35 states over 24 years.

Broke out: Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and South Dakota, 1998 · over-represented in 35 states over 24 years

Alabama: broke out 1998 AL Alaska: broke out 1999 AK Arizona: never over-represented AZ Arkansas: broke out 1999 AR California: never over-represented CA Colorado: never over-represented CO Connecticut: broke out 2008 CT Delaware: broke out 1999 DE District of Columbia: broke out 1998 DC Florida: never over-represented FL Georgia: broke out 1998 GA Hawaii: broke out 2001 HI Idaho: broke out 1999 ID Illinois: never over-represented IL Indiana: never over-represented IN Iowa: broke out 2002 IA Kansas: broke out 2008 KS Kentucky: never over-represented KY Louisiana: broke out 1998 LA Maine: broke out 2007 ME Maryland: broke out 2022 MD Massachusetts: broke out 2018 MA Michigan: broke out 2000 MI Minnesota: broke out 2007 MN Mississippi: broke out 1998 MS Missouri: broke out 2021 MO Montana: broke out 2002 MT Nebraska: broke out 1999 NE Nevada: broke out 2014 NV New Hampshire: broke out 2001 NH New Jersey: never over-represented NJ New Mexico: broke out 2000 NM New York: never over-represented NY North Carolina: broke out 1998 NC North Dakota: broke out 1999 ND Ohio: broke out 2008 OH Oklahoma: never over-represented OK Oregon: never over-represented OR Pennsylvania: broke out 2017 PA Rhode Island: broke out 2002 RI South Carolina: broke out 1998 SC South Dakota: broke out 1998 SD Tennessee: never over-represented TN Texas: never over-represented TX Utah: never over-represented UT Vermont: broke out 2005 VT Virginia: never over-represented VA Washington: never over-represented WA West Virginia: broke out 2010 WV Wisconsin: broke out 1999 WI Wyoming: broke out 2003 WY