Miya

Meaning: Shrine, palace
Origin: Japanese — Japanese miya

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

Popularity over time

Miya reached its best rank, #877, in 2007 and ranked #1681 in 2025. Roughly 8,100 girls have been named Miya since 1965.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#294 in Poland (2025) · #457 in France (2025) · #532 in Ireland (2025) · #597 in Netherlands (2025) · #729 in Scotland (2025) · #769 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,103 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,107 in Belgium (2025) · #1,067 in Canada (2024).

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^ja — The Tale of Genji (book)
Miya Miyao — The Idolmaster Million Live! (video game)

What Miyas become

Among 49 notable people named Miya:

Entertainers appear 2.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Miya Folick, American singer-songwriter.

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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