Miya is used in the United States both as a spelling of Mia and as a Japanese name, where miya means "shrine" or "palace" and the elements mi, "beautiful", and ya, "arrow", are common readings. It works easily in both languages, which is part of its appeal. Miya entered the US top 1000 in 2001, peaked at number 877 in 2007 and has slipped since, from number 971 in 2015 to number 1681 in 2025.