Myah is an American spelling of Mya and Maya, names with several roots: the Greek Maia, "mother" or "nurse", the Sanskrit maya, "illusion", and the Hebrew Maya, from "water". The added h follows the pattern of Mariah and Aaliyah. Myah stood at number 833 in the United States in 2000, peaked at number 578 in 2011 and has since dropped to number 1752 among girls' names in 2025.