Mya Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In ancient Greek mythology, Maia was one of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes. Her name means “mother” or “nurse” in Greek, symbolizing nurturing qualities.

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A Deep Dive

Mya Overview

Meaning

Great, mother, spring, brook

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek, Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Greek “Maia,” the goddess of spring, and in Burmese, it means “emerald”

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪ.ə/

Popularity

Mya is well-known globally, particularly in the USA and Canada. In the USA, Mya ranked 340th for girls in 2023​.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

3 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Modern, Short, Cute

Associated Traits

Creative, optimistic, social, communicative

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

In Buddhism, Mya refers to Queen Māyā, mother of Buddha​.

Name Day

March 25th (Greek)
A Deep Dive

Mya Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Miah, Maia, Miia, Miya, Maiya, Mayah, Maya

Common Nicknames

Mymy, May, Mae, Yaya, M

Diminutives

My, Mia, Mimi

Famous People

  • Mya
    (American Singer)
  • Mya Harrison
    (American Dancer)
  • Mya Taylor
    (American Actress)
  • Mya Aaten-White
    (American Activist)
  • Mya Goossen
    (Canadian Model)
  • Mya Nicholson
    (Australian Swimmer)
  • Mya Edwards
    (British Author)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Mya Harrison
    ("Chicago," Film)
  • "Mya's Magic Shop"
    (Novel)
  • "Mya's Melody"
    (Song)
  • Mya Gallo
    ("Mya's Adventures," Children's Book)
  • "Finding Mya"
    (Film)
  • Mya Thompson
    ("The Mya Diaries," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Mya?

Mya means “beloved” or “great” and often represents a person who is cherished and highly valued. Those named Mya are usually seen as loving and compassionate individuals who bring joy to everyone they meet.

What Is the Origin of The Name Mya?

Mya has a fascinating background in multiple cultures, including Greek and Burmese. In Greek, it is a variant of the name Maia, the goddess of spring, while in Burmese, it means “emerald.”

Mya Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Mya in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2712021#3022022#3402023
Top 3 Rankings#972009#982005#1012010

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Mya

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023340
(-38 from 2022)
911
(-143 from 2022)
0.05208
2022302
(-31 from 2021)
1054
(-101 from 2021)
0.05878
2021271
(-29 from 2020)
1155
(-86 from 2020)
0.06447
2020242
(-22 from 2019)
1241
(-161 from 2019)
0.07020
2019220
(-26 from 2018)
1402
(-160 from 2018)
0.07641
2018194
(-21 from 2017)
1562
(-186 from 2017)
0.08399
2017173
(-6 from 2016)
1748
(-171 from 2016)
0.09253
2016167
(-21 from 2015)
1919
(-289 from 2015)
0.09913
2015146
(-9 from 2014)
2208
(-199 from 2014)
0.11318
2014137
(-21 from 2013)
2407
(-298 from 2013)
0.12304
2013116
(+8 from 2012)
2705
(+154 from 2012)
0.14032
2012124
(-19 from 2011)
2551
(-311 from 2011)
0.13153
2011105
(-4 from 2010)
2862
(-137 from 2010)
0.14770
2010101
(-4 from 2009)
2999
(-416 from 2009)
0.15296
200997
(+6 from 2008)
3415
(+76 from 2008)
0.16864
2008103
(-1 from 2007)
3339
(+14 from 2007)
0.16031
2007102
No change from 2006
3325
(-31 from 2006)
0.15710
2006102
(-4 from 2005)
3356
(+148 from 2005)
0.16053
200598
(+18 from 2004)
3208
(+312 from 2004)
0.15806
2004116
No change from 2003
2896
(-57 from 2003)
0.14352
2003116
(+29 from 2002)
2953
(+672 from 2002)
0.14718
2002145
(+4 from 2001)
2281
(+92 from 2001)
0.11549
2001149
(+26 from 2000)
2189
(+350 from 2000)
0.11050
2000175
(-9 from 1999)
1839
(-46 from 1999)
0.09215
1999166
(+72 from 1998)
1885
(+601 from 1998)
0.09683
1998238
(+755 from 1997)
1284
(+1088 from 1997)
0.06624
1997993
(+200 from 1996)
196
(+45 from 1996)
0.01027
19961193
(+71 from 1995)
151
(+18 from 1995)
0.00788
19951264
(+247 from 1994)
133
(+30 from 1994)
0.00692
19941511
(-241 from 1993)
103
(-31 from 1993)
0.00528
19931270
(+373 from 1992)
134
(+42 from 1992)
0.00680
19921643
(-68 from 1991)
92
(-5 from 1991)
0.00459
19911575
(+70 from 1990)
97
(+7 from 1990)
0.00477
19901645
(+577 from 1989)
90
(+36 from 1989)
0.00438
19892222
(-171 from 1988)
54
(-3 from 1988)
0.00271
19882051
(+147 from 1987)
57
(+8 from 1987)
0.00296
19872198
(+30 from 1986)
49
(+3 from 1986)
0.00261
19862228
(-55 from 1985)
46
(-2 from 1985)
0.00249
19852173
(+92 from 1984)
48
(+5 from 1984)
0.00260
19842265
(-426 from 1983)
43
(-14 from 1983)
0.00238
19831839
(+211 from 1982)
57
(+7 from 1982)
0.00318
19822050
(-183 from 1981)
50
(-8 from 1981)
0.00276
19811867
(-420 from 1980)
58
(-26 from 1980)
0.00324
19801447
(+247 from 1979)
84
(+19 from 1979)
0.00472
19791694
(-308 from 1978)
65
(-19 from 1978)
0.00377
19781386
(+515 from 1977)
84
(+32 from 1977)
0.00511
19771901
(+962 from 1976)
52
(+26 from 1976)
0.00316
19762863
(-542 from 1975)
26
(-9 from 1975)
0.00165
19752321
(+436 from 1974)
35
(+9 from 1974)
0.00224
19742757
(+366 from 1973)
26
(+5 from 1973)
0.00166
19733123
(-61 from 1972)
21
No change from 1972
0.00135
19723062
(-107 from 1971)
21
(-2 from 1971)
0.00130
19712955
(-176 from 1970)
23
(-2 from 1970)
0.00131
19702779
(+1944 from 1969)
25
(+15 from 1969)
0.00136
19694723
(-1555 from 1968)
10
(-7 from 1968)
0.00057
19683168
(-388 from 1967)
17
(-3 from 1967)
0.00099
19672780
(+158 from 1966)
20
(+2 from 1966)
0.00116
19662938
(+609 from 1965)
18
(+5 from 1965)
0.00103
19653547
(+1927 from 1964)
13
(+6 from 1964)
0.00071
19645474
(-610 from 1962)
7
(-1 from 1962)
0.00036
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19624864
(+305 from 1960)
8
(+1 from 1960)
0.00039
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19605169
(+937 from 1958)
7
(+2 from 1958)
0.00034
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19586106
(-354 from 1954)
5
No change from 1954
0.00024
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19545752
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00025
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
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0
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0.0000
19460
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0
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0.0000
19450
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0
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0.0000
19440
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0
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0.0000
19430
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0
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0.0000
19420
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0
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19390
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0
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0.0000
19380
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0
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0.0000
19370
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0.0000
19360
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0.0000
19350
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0.0000
19340
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0.0000
19330
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0.0000
19320
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0
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0.0000
19310
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0.0000
19300
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0.0000
19290
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0.0000
19280
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0.0000
19270
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0.0000
19260
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19250
No SSA data
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0.0000
19240
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0.0000
19230
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
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0.0000
19210
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0
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0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19090
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0
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0.0000
19080
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0
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0.0000
19070
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0
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0.0000
19060
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0
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0.0000
19050
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0
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0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19020
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0
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0.0000
19010
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0
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0.0000
19000
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0
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0.0000
18990
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0
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0.0000
18980
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0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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0.0000
18960
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0
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0.0000
18950
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0
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0.0000
18940
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0.0000
18930
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18920
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0.0000
18910
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18900
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18890
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18880
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18870
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18860
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0.0000
18850
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18840
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18830
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18820
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0.0000
18810
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0.0000
18800
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Mya

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3192021#3132022#3462023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#3632021#4182022#3862023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#2092021#2632022#2782023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2132021#2052022#2542023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2642021#2182022#2722023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#2662021#2162022#3002023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#1962021#2012022#2862023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#2842021#4112022#3302023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3642021#4312022#5302023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4332021#3652022#3502023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#2802021#3222022#3522023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2492021#2142022#2062023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#1932021#2762022#2642023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4002021#2622022#3422023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#2462021#3862022#3262023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2642021#2232022#4862023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3692021#5272022#5672023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2852021#3332022#5612023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#3592021#3252022#4132023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2452021#1882022#3942023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3252021#5062022#4642023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2152021#2082022#2712023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2102021#1632022#2222023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3022021#4002022#3602023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2922021#3612022#5362023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5952019#4592020#3112021

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2082021#5212022#5242023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#1402021#2072022#2232023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#4012021#4612022#5182023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#2102021#3052022#3432023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#2672021#2892022#2912023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4732021#3962022#4382023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#1692021#2302022#2792023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#1282020#2212021#3012023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5452019#6142021#6192022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4642020#3392021#6502022

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2402021#3412022#4692023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1142021#2242022#1942023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2682021#1442022#2222023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3442020#3532021#3552022

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1362020#2472021#2212023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#862019#892020#1682022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2502018#2462019#2012020

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2502019#1702020#2182023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2422018#1252019#2192020

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1422016#1082017#2182018

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#962016#2232021#2252022

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2522011#2012015#2982016

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#2192015#1382018#1692022

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#642011#1162014#1072016

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#922011#862012#1122016

Popularity Rankings for Mya in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Other American Territories

American Samoa flag American Samoa
Guam flag Guam
Northern Mariana Islands flag Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands flag U.S. Virgin Islands

Other American Territories flagOther American Territories#582000#562007#382016

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#412020#482021#502022

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#812021#1522022#1262023

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#1072020#1542021#1712022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#1132020#1222021#1222022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#1142021#1382022#3052023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#1312021#1862022#1972023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#1352019#1572020#1822021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#2212021#1812022#1902023

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2582019#2692021#2612023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#2982021#3102022#2672023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#3802020#3132021#4692022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#3702008#5992014#7242015

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#4632011

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Mya a Name for Boys or Girls?

Mya is typically given to girls. The name’s gentle and affectionate meanings align well with feminine qualities, making it a preferred choice for parents naming their daughters.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Mya

Mya in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Mya (Singer, born 1979): An American singer, songwriter, and actress who has won multiple awards for her R&B music.
  • Mya Harrison (Dancer, born 1980): An American dancer and choreographer who has worked with numerous high-profile artists and in various music videos.
  • Mya Taylor (Actress, born 1991): An American actress acclaimed for her role in the film "Tangerine."
  • Mya Aaten-White (Activist, born 1986): An American artist and activist who gained attention for her involvement in social justice movements.
  • Mya Goossen (Model, born 1995): A Canadian model who has been featured in several international fashion campaigns.
  • Mya Nicholson (Swimmer, born 1993): An Australian swimmer who has competed in national and international competitions.
  • Mya Edwards (Author, born 1985): A British author known for her young adult fiction novels.
  • Mya Harrison ("Chicago," 2002 Film): An actress and singer who played the role of Mona, a cellblock inmate with a love for jazz.
  • "Mya's Magic Shop" (2015 Novel): A captivating story about a young witch who opens a magical shop in a small town.
  • "Mya's Melody" (2018 Song): A popular song celebrating the beauty and charm of a woman.
  • Mya Gallo ("Mya's Adventures," 2017 Children's Book): Chronicles the imaginative adventures of a young girl.
  • "Finding Mya" (2021 Film): A heartwarming story about a woman's journey to discover her roots and family history.
  • Mya Thompson ("The Mya Diaries," 2013 TV Series): A reality show following the daily life of an influencer.
  • Mya Lake (Alberta, Canada): A scenic lake located in the Canadian Rockies, popular for its clear waters and surrounding hiking trails.
  • Mya Creek (Alaska, USA): A small stream in the state of Alaska, flowing through a region rich in wildlife.
  • Mya Beach (Zanzibar, Tanzania): A beautiful beach on the island of Zanzibar, famous for its white sands and turquoise waters.
  • Mya Village (Sichuan, China): A traditional village in Sichuan Province, characterized by its unique architecture and cultural heritage.
  • Mya Bay (Andaman Islands, India): A picturesque bay located in the Andaman Islands, offering excellent snorkeling and diving opportunities.
  • Mya Township (Yangon, Myanmar): A township in Yangon known for its bustling markets and historical sites.

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