Fun Facts About the Name Mia
- A newer favorite: Mia first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2000 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 26 consecutive years.
- More than 310 thousand babies named Mia: U.S. records list 310,511 babies given the name Mia from 1880 through 2025. Even 389 boys received the name Mia - about 1 boy for every 797 girls.
What Does the Name Mia Mean?
Mia is a feminine given name. In Italian and Spanish, it comes from the possessive adjective mia, meaning "my." The word descends from Latin mea, the feminine form of meus ("my"). In Scandinavian, German, and Dutch usage, Mia is a diminutive of Maria. Maria derives from Greek Mariam and Hebrew Miriam; the meaning of Miriam is uncertain, though it has often been explained as "bitter" or "rebellious." In English, Mia is also used as a short form of Amelia and Emilia, and as an independent name. Its meaning therefore depends on the tradition: "mine" in the Italian and Spanish word, or a pet form of Maria in northern European usage.
Mia Name History & Origins
Mia is not a single-lineage name. In Italy and Spain, the word mia ("my") comes from Latin mea, the feminine form of meus. The given name Mia is a later use of that word. In Scandinavia and German-speaking Europe, Mia developed as a pet form of Maria. Short forms of Maria were common in the Middle Ages and afterward, and Mia belongs with names such as Maja, Mietze, and Mitzi. In Swedish, Danish, and German records, Mia appears as a byname for Maria, especially in the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, Mia is used as a short form of Amelia, Emilia, and Maria, and it also stands as an independent given name. The actress Mia Farrow was born Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow and used Mia as a short form of Maria, an example of the name's European pattern. In recent fiction, Mia appears as the name of Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries, a modern literary use that does not indicate the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Mia?
Mia recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2015. Mia entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6 | 11,078 | 0.6892% |
| 2024 | #5 | 12,113 | 0.7509% |
| 2023 | #6 | 11,395 | 0.7110% |
| 2022 | #8 | 11,068 | 0.6754% |
| 2021 | #8 | 11,167 | 0.6810% |
| 2020 | #8 | 11,264 | 0.6972% |
| 2019 | #8 | 12,503 | 0.7453% |
| 2018 | #7 | 12,738 | 0.7491% |
| 2017 | #6 | 13,519 | 0.7833% |
| 2016 | #6 | 14,462 | 0.8164% |
| 2015 | #6 | 14,939 | 0.8371% |
| 2014 | #6 | 13,533 | 0.7578% |
| 2013 | #6 | 13,166 | 0.7505% |
| 2012 | #8 | 12,037 | 0.6836% |
| 2011 | #9 | 11,542 | 0.6562% |
| 2010 | #10 | 10,649 | 0.5992% |
| 2009 | #10 | 11,437 | 0.6226% |
| 2008 | #14 | 10,173 | 0.5380% |
| 2007 | #15 | 10,921 | 0.5681% |
| 2006 | #13 | 12,027 | 0.6326% |
| 2005 | #17 | 10,845 | 0.5869% |
| 2004 | #30 | 7,399 | 0.4030% |
| 2003 | #36 | 7,083 | 0.3877% |
| 2002 | #43 | 6,259 | 0.3483% |
| 2001 | #76 | 3,918 | 0.2176% |
| 2000 | #93 | 3,451 | 0.1900% |
| 1999 | #120 | 2,737 | 0.1543% |
| 1998 | #130 | 2,567 | 0.1453% |
| 1997 | #128 | 2,494 | 0.1433% |
| 1996 | #180 | 1,690 | 0.0964% |
| 1995 | #255 | 1,101 | 0.0626% |
| 1994 | #316 | 861 | 0.0482% |
| 1993 | #330 | 794 | 0.0439% |
| 1992 | #328 | 822 | 0.0446% |
| 1991 | #338 | 780 | 0.0416% |
| 1990 | #341 | 782 | 0.0412% |
| 1989 | #383 | 660 | 0.0358% |
| 1988 | #387 | 620 | 0.0348% |
| 1987 | #410 | 544 | 0.0313% |
| 1986 | #439 | 491 | 0.0286% |
| 1985 | #438 | 500 | 0.0291% |
| 1984 | #463 | 452 | 0.0268% |
| 1983 | #441 | 470 | 0.0281% |
| 1982 | #415 | 547 | 0.0323% |
| 1981 | #331 | 719 | 0.0431% |
| 1980 | #348 | 682 | 0.0411% |
| 1979 | #375 | 603 | 0.0376% |
| 1978 | #395 | 523 | 0.0341% |
| 1977 | #450 | 443 | 0.0289% |
| 1976 | #504 | 354 | 0.0242% |
| 1975 | #494 | 366 | 0.0251% |
| 1974 | #461 | 390 | 0.0266% |
| 1973 | #499 | 350 | 0.0240% |
| 1972 | #451 | 415 | 0.0273% |
| 1971 | #437 | 480 | 0.0288% |
| 1970 | #450 | 488 | 0.0279% |
| 1969 | #448 | 460 | 0.0273% |
| 1968 | #335 | 681 | 0.0415% |
| 1967 | #321 | 738 | 0.0447% |
| 1966 | #329 | 721 | 0.0426% |
| 1965 | #267 | 1,053 | 0.0597% |
| 1964 | #570 | 298 | 0.0157% |
| 1963 | #1,055 | 104 | 0.0054% |
| 1962 | #1,197 | 85 | 0.0043% |
| 1961 | #1,636 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1960 | #1,551 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1959 | #1,531 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 1958 | #1,930 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #1,720 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1956 | #1,709 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1955 | #1,590 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1954 | #1,495 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1953 | #1,816 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1952 | #1,846 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1951 | #1,871 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1950 | #2,229 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1949 | #2,046 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1948 | #2,392 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #2,858 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,838 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #3,588 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,299 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #3,718 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #4,003 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #4,831 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1933 | #4,069 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,688 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #5,356 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,183 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #8,751 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,958 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #7,884 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #5,717 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #6,577 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #5,699 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,957 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,446 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #6,516 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #5,557 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #7,941 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #10,387 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,415 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #5,047 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #8,088 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #4,206 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #4,987 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,479 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #4,932 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #6,129 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,881 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #11,730 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,570 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,331 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,556 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #7,742 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,919 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,722 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,422 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
