Mia
A girls’ name of Italian/Scandinavian origin, meaning mine; also a form of Maria.
How Mia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #6 |
| 2016 | #6 |
| 2017 | #6 |
| 2018 | #7 |
| 2019 | #8 |
| 2020 | #8 |
| 2021 | #8 |
| 2022 | #8 |
| 2023 | #6 |
| 2024 | #5 |
| 2025 | #6 |
Mia by the numbers
In 2025, 1,372 babies in England and Wales were named Mia. In the US, 13,453 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 14,892 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 190 American girls born that year was called Mia.
Other names that come from Maria
Like Mia, each of these traces back to Maria: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Marissaof the sea; form of Maria or Maris427 in the US (2017)
- Mariellaof the sea; a form of Maria30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianoof Mars, warlike; masculine form of Maria148 in the US (2017)
- Maritzaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria142 in the US (2017)
- Maribelof the sea and beautiful; blend of Maria and Isabel130 in the US (2017)
- Marielaof the sea; diminutive of Maria120 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Myamine; a modern respelling of Mia or form of Maria1,728 in the US (2017)
- Mirawonderful, admirable135 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maiathe great one, mother goddess255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Minafish100 in England and Wales (2025)
- Miahwho is like God; a modern respelling of Micah342 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mia
Names that are said the same way as Mia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Myah364 in the US (2017)