Is Myia a boy or girl name?

Myia is a girl’s name. Of the 2,267 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Myia

Recorded 1970–2024 · United States

Myia was most popular in 1998, when 123 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,425 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,267 people named Myia.

Myia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Myia’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Myia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Myia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,267 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Myia

Where Myia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org