Girls' name · since 1970
Myia
2,267 babies named Myia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,267
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Myia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,267 have been recorded since 1970.
Myia has 2,267 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #4,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,267 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myia ranks #4,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,267 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,267
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Myia's 2,267 recorded births place it above 94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Myia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Myia's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Myia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Myia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (778 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Myia's strongest decade.
778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Myia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 129
1970s
129 births
- 1980s 249
1980s
249 births
- 1990s
1990s
694 births
- 2000s
2000s
778 births
- 2010s
2010s
355 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 778 births (34% of all-time use).
How Myia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Myia's total volume
Myia by state
Where Myia concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 84 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 76 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 55 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 38 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 37 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 30 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 27 | 1.2% |
84 of 2,267 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Myia appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- Myia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (778 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Myias (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Myia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Myia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.