Is Mya a boy or girl name?
Mya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 853 girls and 0 boys were named Mya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 61,654 US babies named Mya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #366
- Babies named Mya since 1954
- 61,654
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 3,415 babies
Boys and girls named Mya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 378 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 546 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,166 | 100% |
| 2000s | 41 | 28,800 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 18 | 22,371 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5,224 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 853 | #366 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 913 | #341 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,060 | #302 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,157 | #271 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,241 | #243 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,402 | #220 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,563 | #194 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,750 | #173 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,920 | #167 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,208 | #146 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 2,409 | #138 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,719 | 2,705 | #116 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,552 | #124 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,818 | 2,863 | #105 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,739 | 2,999 | #101 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 3,415 | #97 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 3,339 | #103 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,533 | 3,325 | #102 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,395 | 3,356 | #102 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 3,208 | #98 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,396 | 2,896 | #116 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,151 | 2,952 | #116 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,092 | 2,281 | #145 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,189 | #149 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,604 | 1,839 | #175 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,885 | #166 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,284 | #238 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 196 | #995 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,192 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,271 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,520 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,278 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,656 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,582 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,654 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,238 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,067 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,220 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,254 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,198 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,283 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,849 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,070 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,878 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,452 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,702 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,392 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,916 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,911 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,346 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,811 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,198 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,139 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,034 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,834 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,939 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,267 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,837 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,008 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,675 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,835 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,157 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,536 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,729 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,356 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mya reached #6,396 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #97 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.