Meiah

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How to Pronounce Meiah

Pronounced MY-uh /ˈmaɪ.ə/Medium

Meaning: Meiah is a modern respelling of Miah or Mya, short melodic names variously linked to Maria, from a Hebrew or Latin root, and to Amaya. The ei spelling restyles the familiar two-beat sound; Meiah reads as a soft, contemporary coinage carrying the warm associations of its parent forms rather than a separate ancient root.Low

In 30 seconds: Meiah is a modern respelling of Miah or Mya, short names linked to Maria. It first appears for United States girls in the early 2000s (said MY-uh).

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Origin LowAmerican, Latin

MeaningMeiah is a modern respelling of Miah or Mya, short melodic names variously linked to Maria, from a Hebrew or Latin root, and to Amaya. The ei spelling restyles the familiar two-beat sound; Meiah reads as a soft, contemporary coinage carrying the warm associations of its parent forms rather than a separate ancient root.

U.S. rank (2020)#13018 ↗ Rising

2020 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2012

Total births (all-time)≈ 181

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Meiah is a variant spelling of Miah or Mya, brief modern girls' names that draw on Maria and on the coinage Amaya. The ei spelling gives a fresh look to a very familiar sound. Such short, melodic names flourished in the 2000s, and Meiah appears in United States records in the early 2000s, given to only a small number of girls.

It never became common, reaching only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, so a girl named Meiah then would be in her early teens today. It reads as a spelling coinage rather than a revival, with Mya and Miah more familiar.

Did you know? Meiah packs a full, warm sound into just two beats, part of a wave of short vowel-rich girls' names like Mya, Kaia and Nia.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Meiah — Respelling of Miah/Mya, linked to Maria/Amaya

Variations

MiahMyaMiya

Nicknames

MiMiaMimi

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Meiah mean?

It is a respelled form of Miah or Mya, modern short names linked to Maria and Amaya.

How do you pronounce Meiah?

It's said MY-uh /ˈmaɪ.ə/, two syllables stressed on the first.

Is Meiah a boy or girl name?

Meiah is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Meiah?

It has always been rare in this spelling, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early twenty-tens.