Girls' name · since 1980

Myya

99 babies named Myya in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,238 of 72,339
all-time among girls
99
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade

99 girls have been named Myya since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Myya has 99 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2011.

  • #27,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 99 born since 1980
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myya ranks #27,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.

#27,238 of 72,339
all-time among girls
99
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Myya's 99 recorded births place it above 62.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Myya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Myya's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Myya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
45678910 198019921994199820002003200620102011 6

Myya by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 39% of the file).

1990s was Myya's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Myya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Myya?
99 babies have been named Myya since 1980. All-time, it sits at #27,238 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1995 with 9 births.
Where does Myya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Myya ranks #27,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Myya most popular?
Myya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Myya been used?
The SSA has tracked Myya since 1980 -- 32 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Myya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Myyah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Myya's data

  • Myya's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2010s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Myya

Nearby Names Like Myya

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Myya

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Myya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1980–2011 (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 Myya 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.