How Many People Are Named Miya?
An estimated 7,800 people in the United States have the first name Miya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Miya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 319 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Miya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,800
About 1 in 43,943 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
319 births
Total Registered
7,947
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miya
Miya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,947 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Miya as a female name
Ranked #1,403 in 2024
159 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (319 births)
Miya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,636 babies were registered. While Miya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Miya by Decade
How has Miya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Miya by State
Birth registrations for Miya span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Idaho, Montana. On average, about 137 Miyas were registered per state.
Miya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Miya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miya?
We estimate approximately 7,800 people named Miya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 43,943 Americans share this first name.
Is Miya a common name?
Miya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,947 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miya most popular?
Miya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 319 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miya a female name?
Miya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miya Smith, Miya Johnson, Miya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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