Recorded 1998–2004 Girls' name Peak 1998 21 births

Myja — girls' name

21 babies named Myja in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s13
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Myja was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Myja in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Myja

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Myja between 1998 and 2004, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Myja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Myja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Myja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Myja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Myja at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

21

Since 1998

7 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1998

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2004

Myja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1998

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 200420011998 8

Myja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
13 births that decade — 62% of Myja's all-time total
1990s82000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myja?
21 babies have been named Myja since 1998. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Myja most popular?
Myja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Myja been used?
Myja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 7 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Myja?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myjah, Myjoy. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.