Mia

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Girl · Hebrew, through Scandinavian

Mia

Say it: MEE-uh

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Meaning

A Scandinavian, German and Dutch short form of Maria. The Italian and Spanish word mía 'mine' is a coincidence.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Rare in the US before the 1990s, it was in the top ten from 2009.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

253,293 babies given this name since 1933
At its height in 2015, about 1 in 119 girls
11,166 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Danish Swedish German Italian American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Miah

Danish	Mia
Swedish	Mia
German	Mia
Italian	Mia

Famous bearers

Mia Farrow, US actress
Mia Hamm, US footballer

Names worth a look

KristenGirlA Scandinavian form of Christine or Christian, from Latin Christianus 'a Christian', ultimately from Greek Christos…Modern · peak 1982

IdaGirlGermanic, probably from id 'work, labour'.Middle Ages · peak 1886

LouiseGirlFeminine of Louis, from Frankish Chlodowig: hlod 'fame' and wig 'battle'.Renaissance · peak 1908

NoraGirlA short form of Eleonora or Honora; Honora is Latin 'honour', while Eleonora's origin is uncertain.Victorian · peak 1887

KariGirlA Norwegian and Danish short form of Katarina (Katherine), whose origin is unknown; in the US also a spelling of Carrie.Modern · peak 1975

RandiGirlA Norwegian development of Old Norse Ragnfríðr: regin 'the gods, counsel' and fríðr 'beautiful, beloved'.Middle Ages · peak 1982 · forgotten

Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.