Meaning and history
Mía is a diminutive of Maria that coincides with the Italian word mia, meaning “mine.” It was common in Sweden and Denmark in the 1970s and became popular in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, reaching the top ten for girls in the United States in 2009 and gaining popularity in many other countries as well. Notable bearers include American actress Mia Farrow (1945–), born Maria, and American soccer player Mia Hamm (1972–), born Mariel.
20062006: 12,027 births, rank #13
2007: 10,922 births, rank #15
2008: 10,173 births, rank #14
2009: 11,438 births, rank #10
2010: 10,650 births, rank #10
20112011: 11,543 births, rank #9
2012: 12,039 births, rank #8
2013: 13,166 births, rank #6
2014: 13,534 births, rank #6
2015: 14,943 births, rank #6
20162016: 14,464 births, rank #6
2017: 13,521 births, rank #6
2018: 12,742 births, rank #7
2019: 12,508 births, rank #8
2020: 11,269 births, rank #8
20212021: 11,177 births, rank #8
2022: 11,077 births, rank #8
2023: 11,404 births, rank #6
2024: 12,149 births, rank #5
20252025: 11,078 births, rank #6
Mia has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1964, it fell to #572 by 1964, before climbing to #6 in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 14,943 births.