Mia
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Mia
Mia is an appealingly unfussy multicultural name that has enjoyed a meteoric rise up the charts and is now firmly among the ten top girl names. Mia has surpassed its mother name Maria as the Number 1 girls' name starting with M.
Recent stats have seen this sweet but punchy name feature among the Top 10 in Australia, the US, Austria, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Moldova, New Zealand, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Uruguay. It also ranks highly in the UK, Portugal, Spain, Norway, France, and Latvia.
Mia originated as a short form of Maria, which ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Miryam. In modern times, Mia has been used as a nickname for names including Amelia, Emilia, Milena, and Miriam. Mia is also an Italian and Spanish word meaning 'mine.' Typically, it is pronounced as MEE-uh, though some use this spelling as an alternative to Maya or Maia, and say it as MIE-uh.
Mia's success is largely attributable to Mia Farrow--born Maria. Her name entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 1964, the very year that Farrow gained wide attention for her role on the nighttime soap Peyton Place.
We see Mia as the daughter of Nina, or maybe Maya, and the granddaughter of Mary: a name that has something for nearly everyone. It works for the parent who wants a name that is simple and modern, and for those who seek a name with traditional roots. Mia sidesteps all the curlicues and ruffles attached to names like Isabella and Olivia, yet it's distinctly feminine.
And in some ways, Mia doesn't feel as trendy as its popularity standing might indicate. It's likable yet not really stand-out, a compromise choice for a lot of parents. Alternatives include a wide range of rhyming names that are less popular: Leah, Tea, Thea, Gia, Nia, Pia.
Kate Winslet is the mother of Mia Honey, and Ian Ziering is dad to Mia Loren.
Mia is also given to boys, where it ranks #8688 in the US.
Pronounced MEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Mia ranked #6 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #53.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #6 | 13,533 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #6 | 14,939 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #6 | 14,462 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #6 | 13,519 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #7 | 12,738 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #8 | 12,503 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #8 | 11,264 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #8 | 11,167 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #8 | 11,068 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #6 | 11,395 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #5 | 12,113 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #6 | 11,078 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Mia on lists
Famous Mias
- Mia BorisavljevicGirl
Serbian pop and folk singer
- Mariel Margaret "Mia" HammGirl
American soccer player
- María de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" FarrowGirl
American actress
- Mia MichaelsGirl
American dancer and choreographer
- Mia WasikowskaGirl
Australian actress
- Mia TalericoGirl
American child actress
- Mia Abagale TylerGirl
American model and actress; daughter of singer Steven Tyler
- Mia Rose FramptonGirl
American actress; daughter of singer Peter Frampton
- Mia SaraGirl
American actress
- Mia Doi ToddGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Mia StallardGirl
American child actress
- Mia Katherine ZapataGirl
American singer of band The Gits
- Mia Amber DavisGirl
American model/actress
- Mia AegerterGirl
Swiss singer
- Mia MartiniGirl
stage name of Domenica Bertè, Italian singer
- MiaGirl
stage name of Vilija Pilibaitytė, Lithuanian singer
- Mia MuranoGirl
Japanese model
- Mia KhalifaGirl
Lebanese,American adult film actress
- Mia RoseGirl
stage name of Maria Antónia Teixeira Rosa, British singer,songwriter
- Mia XGirl
stage name of Mia Young, American rapper
- Mia KirshnerGirl
Canadian actress
- Mia DiazGirl
American dancer and reality TV personality ("Dance Moms: Miami")
- M.I.A.Girl
stage name of Mathangi Arulpragasam, British pop singer,songwriter
- Mia Amor MottleyGirl
Prime Minister of Barbados
- Mia Sinclair JennessGirl
American actress
- Mia GothGirl
English actress, married to actor Shia LaBeouf
- Mia MaestroGirl
Argentine actress and singer,songwriter
- Mia HaysGirl
American child actress
- Ludmya Bourdeau "Mia" LoveGirl
U.S. Congresswoman from Utah
- Mia Susan KovacsGirl
daughter of actors Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams
- Mia Claman DeakinGirl
daughter of reality TV personality Jody Claman ("The Real Housewives of Vancouver")
- Mia Turner (b. 1969)Girl
daughter of singer Ike Turner and Margaret Ann Thomas
- Mia Mantegna (b. 1987)Girl
daughter of actor Joe Mantegna
- Cara Mia Wayans (b. 1987)Girl
daughter of actor/comedian Damon Wayans
- Mia Cash (b. 1988)Girl
daughter of tennis player Pat Cash and model Anne,Britt Kristiansen
- Mia Quinn (b. 1998)Girl
daughter of actors Aidan Quinn and Elizabeth Bracco
- Mia Grace Ella Niccol (b. 2000)Girl
daughter of director Andrew Niccol
- Mia Honey Threapleton (b. 2000)Girl
daughter of actress Kate Winslet and Jim Threapleton
- Mia Innes Brisbin (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of actress Laura Innes and David Brisbin
- Mia Marić (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of tennis player Iva Majoli and Stipe Marić
- Mia Robertson (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of reality TV personalities Jase and Missy Robertson ("Duck Dynasty")
- Mia Cuomo (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of musician Rivers Cuomo of Weezer
- Mia Regina Sorensen (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Regina Bird and Dale Sorenson
- Mia Rebecca Hewitt (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of tennis player Lleyton Hewitt and actress Bec Cartwright
- Mia Quaglia Orozco (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actress Ana Maria Orozco and Martín Quaglia
- Mida Haddin (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of cricketer Brad Haddin
- Mia Hossa (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of ice hockey player Marian Hossa
- Mia Loren Ziering (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of actor Ian Ziering
- Mia Olivia Hay (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of skaters Annabelle Langlois and Cody Hay
- Mia Grace Tindall (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of Mike and Zara Tindall; great,granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
- Mia Obi (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of footballer Mikel Obi; twin of sister Ava
- Mia Alma Lavandeira (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of blogger Perez Hilton
- Mia KayLee Simmons (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality JoJo Simmons ("Run's House")
- Mia Noel Brett (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of Madison Brett, niece of singer Tyler Joseph
- Mia Love Thicke (b. 2018)Girl
daughter of singer Robin Thicke
- Mia Malkova (b. 1992) is an American adult actress. She is the subject of the 2018 documentary film GodGirl
Sex and Truth.
- Mia St. John (b. 1967) Mexican American professional boxerGirl
born Mia Rosales
- Mia MaplesGirl
Canadian youtuber
Mia in pop culture
- Amelia "Mia" Mignonette Thermopolis RenaldiGirl
main character in "The Princess Diaries"
- Mia TorettoGirl
in the "Fast and Furious" movie series
- Mia JonesGirl
character on "Degrassi: The New Generation"
- Mia WallaceGirl
in the movie "Pulp Fiction"
- Mia McCormickGirl
character on the soap "Days of Our Lives"
- Mia St. ClairGirl
from the American Girl doll collection
- Mia CatalanoGirl
character from "One Tree Hill"
- Mia DeardenGirl
DC comic character
- Mia RizzoGirl
character on the US show "Vegas"
- MiaGirl
slang for bulimia nervosa
- Mia FeyGirl
character in the "Ace Attorney" video game series
- Mia LewisGirl
from "Californication"
- Mia FormGirl
character from "The Conjuring" series
- Mia HallGirl
from the book "If I Stay" by Gale Forman
- MiaGirl
from "Vampire Academy" by Richelle Mead
- Mia ColucciGirl
character in Mexican Soap Opera "Rebelde"
- Mia WinchellGirl
protagonist of Wendy Mass's novel "A Mango,Shaped Space"
- Mia GreyGirl
Christian Grey's little sister in "50 Shades of Grey"
- Mia BuhalmetGirl
character in "Fran Bow"
- MiaGirl
character in Evil Dead (2013)
- Mia Dennet (also goes by Chloe)Girl
protagonist of Mary Kubica's novel "The Good Girl"
- MiaGirl
lead character in 2016's "La La Land"
- Mia WintersGirl
the main female protagonist in the video game "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard"
- Mia "Maps" MizoguchiGirl
character from DC's Gotham Academy
- MiaGirl
a LEGO Friends character
- MiaGirl
a character in the mobile game “High School Story"
- Mia CorvereGirl
main character in the Nevernight series by Jay Kristoff.