Throughout the world, Thuya (Thuya 
, Tuia 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The first name Thuya is characteristic of Myanmar, where it is a rare boy's name, Singapore, and Italy, where it is a very rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Myanmar, India, and Indonesia. Also, Thuya is the last name as well as the forename.