The nameMya

Meaning

Mya is a modern spelling of Maya or Mia. Maya means "illusion" in Sanskrit, and Mia is a short form of Maria.

Origin

American, from the 1990s.

History

Mya rose after the success of the R&B singer Mýa in the late 1990s, reaching the American top 100.

Famous people named Mya

• Mýa, singer

Popularity of the name Mya

Mya in the United States

Mya was most popular in the United States in the 2000s, with 28,841 births over the decade, 47% of all recorded babies named Mya. Its rise began around 1998, and it peaked in 2009. Half of all babies named Mya in the United States were born before 2009, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 1,045 births a year on average, against 1,769 in the five years before.

Mya in the United Kingdom

Mya was most popular in the United Kingdom in the 2010s, with 5,687 births over the decade, 46% of all recorded babies named Mya. Half of all babies named Mya in the United Kingdom were born before 2011, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 298 births a year on average, against 451 in the five years before.

Mya in Ireland

Mya in France

Mya in Belgium