Mia

Meaning: Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience
Origin: Variant of Maria · Hebrew roots; debated (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #6 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Mia reached its best rank, #5, in 2024 and ranked #6 in 2025. In just two years its births jumped from about 110 in 1963 to 1,100 in 1965 — the years Mia Farrow rose to fame on Peyton Place.

Another rise came in 2005, when Univision began airing Rebelde, featuring Anahí as Mía Colucci. Already climbing again, US births of Mia rose from 7,399 in 2004 to 10,846 in 2005.

Across the states

See where Mia is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Mia is especially popular in Ecuador, Croatia, and Slovenia.

#2 in Ecuador (2025) · #2 in Croatia (2025) · #2 in Slovenia (2025) · #3 in Switzerland (2025) · #3 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #4 in Germany (2025) · #4 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #4 in Austria (2025) · #5 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #7 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #9 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #10 in Argentina (2025) and 19 more.

Famous Mias

Mia Farrow — American actress
Mia Mottley — Barbadian politician (born 1965)
Mia Hamm — American soccer player
Mia Wasikowska — Australian actress
Mia Goth — British actress (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

Mia Fey — Ace Attorney (video game series)
Mia Wallace — Pulp Fiction (film)
Mia Thermopolis — The Princess Diaries (novel series)

What Mias become

Among 1,002 notable people named Mia:

Entertainers appear 2.19× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mia Farrow, American actress.

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Mia include Ava, Mya, and Emma for girls.

Similar names: Maria · Ava · Mila · Sophia · Abigail · Aria

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