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Miya

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

Girl's name · #1673 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Miya has appeared in US records since 1965 — best rank #875 (2007) · 8,071 babies named Miya all-time · 1 in 13,000 girls born in 2025.

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.

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