Meaning and history
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning “beautiful” or 実 (mi) meaning “fruit,” “good result,” or “truth,” combined with 優 (yu) meaning “excellence,” “superiority,” or “gentleness,” or 結 (yu) meaning “tie” or “bind,” or 夕 (yu) meaning “evening”; other kanji combinations are also possible.
20062006: 12 births, rank #9,286
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 14 births, rank #8,529
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 12 births, rank #9,231
20112011: 12 births, rank #9,150
2012: 14 births, rank #8,208
2013: 11 births, rank #9,612
2014: 7 births, rank #13,069
2015: 8 births, rank #11,835
20162016: 10 births, rank #10,113
2017: 9 births, rank #10,689
2018: 8 births, rank #11,427
2019: 6 births, rank #13,799
2020: 6 births, rank #13,453
20212021: 8 births, rank #11,146
2022: 5 births, rank #15,306
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: 9 births, rank #10,271
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932
In 2025, 7 babies were recorded with the name Miyu, ranking #11,932 among girls.