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“Variant of Maya — Greek goddess of growth, mother of Hermes; Māori for brave or confident” — Greek; Māori origin
Girl's name · #1752 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Myah reached #578 in 2011 and has eased to #1752 since. About 10,000 girls have carried it since 1975. Myah is a rare spelling of Maya — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Maya itself ranked #62 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,600 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Mya · Aryanna · Milah · Amiah · Ariadne · Zoie
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