Mia
A Scandinavian and Italian short form of Maria, which also reads as Italian mia, “mine.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
A Scandinavian and Italian short form of Maria; Mia Farrow introduced it to American birth certificates in the 1960s.
Mia first shows up in the national records in 1933. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2000 to 2025. It spent 17 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 2015, when 14,943 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 6 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2024, at No. 5. In 2025 it ranked No. 6 for girls. All told, 310,610 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Mya (62,363), Myah (10,255), Miah (9,593), Miya (8,071), Miyah (3,550), Myia (2,267) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Maria
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 | No. 3753 |
| 1940s | 105 | No. 2013 |
| 1950s | 360 | No. 1481 |
| 1960s | 4,240 | No. 267 |
| 1970s | 4,411 | No. 375 |
| 1980s | 5,687 | No. 331 |
| 1990s | 14,630 | No. 120 |
| 2000s | 83,516 | No. 10 |
| 2010s | 129,110 | No. 6 |
| 2020s | 68,154 | No. 5 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.