Maya vs Mya
Maya and Myacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maya was ranked #15 and Mya #192 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maya was ranked #19 and Mya #184 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maya was ranked #40 and Mya #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maya was ranked #47 and Mya #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2008, Maya was ranked #76 and Mya #64 among girls in New Zealand.
Maya and Mya over time
Maya and Mya appear together in 3 published lists, across 78 years of shared records. Maya held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mya in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Mya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Maya in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Maya moved ahead of Mya in Northern Ireland · Girls — #81 and #81 the year before became #64 and #152.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maya and Mya changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #40 and #247.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 23 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Maya and Mya averaged 56.8 places apart, ending at #47 and #110.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maya held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mya in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maya #15 in 2024, Mya #100 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maya #15, Mya #192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 2000–2025
Maya held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mya in 3.
Highest recorded here: Maya #17 in 2024, Mya #113 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maya #40, Mya #247.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024
Maya held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mya in 17.
Highest recorded here: Maya #47 in 2024, Mya #44 in 2009.
The order changed in 2022: Maya moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #81 and #81; by 2022 that had become #64 and #152.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maya #47, Mya #110.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Maya | Mya |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maya and Mya both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Mya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2001–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls