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Mia

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
Hebrew
Bitter
Scandinavian
Pet form of Maria, beloved

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mia

Famous People

Actress Mia Wasikowska, Actress Mia Farrow, Athlete Mia Hamm

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Kate Winslet and James Threapleton, Daughter of Ian Ziering, Daughter of Aidan Quinn, Daughter of Steven Tyler, Daughter of Zara Phillips

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #4123, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #6, 14,820 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6, 11,078 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025911,078
20241812,113
20231911,395
2022911,068
20211011,167
20201011,264
20191612,503
20181312,738
20171613,519
20161514,462

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #7, 3,524 births); most recent 2025 (rank #21, 1,372 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,372
20241,609
20231,640
20221,868
20212,168
20202,303
20192,500
20182,490
20172,593
20162,662

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #3555, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #7, 2,780 births); most recent 2023 (rank #11, 2,152 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–2,152
2022–2,291
2021–2,613
2020–2,621
2019–2,780
2018–2,433
2017–2,158
2016–1,856
2015–1,580
2014–1,144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #6, 446 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12, 207 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025207
2024213
2023245
2022265
2021282
2020251
2019289
2018309
2017325
2016357

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #10, 300 births); most recent 2025 (rank #34, 111 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025111
2024126
2023118
2022156
2021164
2020170
2019179
2018174
2017170
2016182

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #16, 145 births); most recent 2025 (rank #28, 51 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202551
202461
202363
202257
202182
202072
201987
201883
201766
201693

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #8, 136 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13, 89 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202389
2022114
2021126
2020106
2019136
2018110
2017107
2016106
2015115
2014105

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence