Mya
Mya sits comfortably in the UK charts at #230 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
About the Name Mya
Mya is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 35 places over five years. Its high point was #100 in 2009, and it now sits at #192. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Mya is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mya in their class.
In the US it sits at #366 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Mya
- Mya Callil — Mya Rose Wade Christopher Mhanna, commonly known as Mya Callil (Arabic: مايا خليل), is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers.
- Mya de Freitas — Mya de Freitas is a Vincentian swimmer.
- Mya Thaw — Mya Thaw is a Burmese dental professor who served as Rector of the University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay from 1998 to 2009.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mya
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mya
Almost certainly the only Mya in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia