Miya

“Shrine, palace (Japanese miya)” — Japanese origin

Girl's name · #1681 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Miya reached its best rank, #877, in 2007 and ranked #1681 in 2025. Roughly 8,100 girls have been named Miya since 1965. Together with its spelling variant Miah (#1490), Miya 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 2,600 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,200 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Miyas

Miya Tachibana — synchronized swimmer
Miya Folick — American singer-songwriter
Miya Masaoka — American composer (born 1958)
Miya Serizono — Japanese voice actress
Miya Kazuki — Japanese novelist and essayist

In stories & tradition

Miya no Onkata — The Tale of Genji
Miya Miyao — The Idolmaster Million Live!

What Miyas become

Among 50 notable people named Miya:

Entertainers appear 2.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Miya Folick, American singer-songwriter.

Similar names: Akira · Myah · Amiya · Kamiya · Aya · Jia

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