Miah

“Honorific term for a Muslim man, used in South Asia” — Persian via Bengali origin

Girl's name · #1490 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Miah reached #585 in 2012 and has eased to #1490 since. About 9,600 girls have carried it since 1974. Together with its spelling variant Miya (#1681), Miah would rank around #964 with about 270 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Miah and Miya.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 10,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Miahs

Miah Persson — Swedish soprano singer (born 1969)
Miah Madden — Australian actress and presenter
Miah Zuazua — Mexican footballer (born 1999)

What Miahs become

Among 19 notable people named Miah:

Similar names: Samiyah · Miya · Amiah · Lailah · Aliah · Saniyah

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