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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Mya

Used in both girl and boy records

Mya appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Mya by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDMya as a girl’s nameUS records 1954–2024
#478girl rank2009peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDMya as a boy’s nameUS records 2000–2013
#18145boy rank2004peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Mya in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20093,411 uses#9720091954–202061 listed years
Boy200412 uses#613620042000–20138 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.