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The baby name Mia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'respelling': 'MEE-uh', 'ipa': '/ˈmiːə/'}.

Mia is Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Spanish
Pronunciation: {'respelling': 'MEE-uh', 'ipa': '/ˈmiːə/'}

What is the meaning of the name Mia ?

The baby name Mia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'respelling': 'MEE-uh', 'ipa': '/ˈmiːə/'}.

Mia is Spanish in Origin.

Mia is an international short form of Maria, which ultimately traces to Hebrew Miryam; it is often interpreted as "beloved" or "wished-for child," with alternative readings such as "sea" or "bitterness." In many languages it also functions as a clipped form of Amelia or Emilia. The resemblance to Italian and Spanish mía ("mine") reinforces an affectionate sense, though the given name’s core lineage is through Maria.

Long used in Scandinavia and German-speaking countries as a pet name, Mia became an independent given name in the 19th and 20th centuries and rose sharply in English-speaking countries from the late 20th century. Its modern popularity was boosted by public figures like actress Mia Farrow and soccer star Mia Hamm, and by characters such as Mia Wallace and Mia Thermopolis. Variants and related forms include Mía (Spanish), Miia (Finnish), Miah/Mya (English spellings), and Maria, Miriam, Amelia, and Emilia.

Mia has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Mia

Mia Mottley Politician · Born 1965 · Barbados Mia Mottley is the Prime Minister of Barbados, known for being the first woman to hold this position in the country. She has played a significant role in advocating for climate change awareness and economic reform in Barbados.

Celebrity babies named Mia

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Mia Threapleton Kate Winslet film director ★★★★★ Jim Threapleton film director ★★★★★
Mia Tyler Cyrinda Foxe model ★★★★★ Steven Tyler singer ★★★★★
Mia Carragher Jamie Carragher association footballer ★★★★★
Mia Farrow Maureen O'Sullivan television actor ★★★★★ John Farrow film director ★★★★★

Mia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Switzerland Girls 2024 #2 367 1,786
United States Girls 2024 #5 12,113 8,487
Austria Girls 2024 #6 462 60
Canada Girls 2024 #7 905 2,795
FJ Girls 0 #8 2 583
France Girls 2021 #10 2,430 3,185
Belgium Girls 2024 #11 298 424
SV 0 #11 1 283
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
New Zealand Girls 2010 #16 187 98
Norway Girls 2025 #19 213 453
HN 0 #21 2 704
BN 0 #25 8 2,297
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
IT Girls 2024 #30 1,140 47
NA 0 #30 4 2,537
MV Girls 0 #31 5 2,021
ID 0 #32 8 2,238
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
BN Girls 0 #36 79 5,459
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
HR Girls 0 #36 1,368 3,687
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
HN Girls 0 #38 1 884
MO 0 #39 14 2,706
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
AZ 0 #43 1 706
GE 0 #44 1 997
DK Girls 0 #51 883 7,429
PH 0 #51 46 5,607
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
RS Girls 0 #55 123 1,651
TW Girls 0 #55 333 8,139
HR 0 #58 203 2,081
CY 0 #59 2 1,632
LU 0 #59 8 2,830
ID Girls 0 #62 37 3,319
TW 0 #69 32 4,523
AL 0 #70 7 2,372
RS 0 #70 15 923
Finland Girls 0 #72 1,693 1,368
AZ Girls 0 #73 3 1,051
SI 0 #73 8 1,612
CN 0 #75 11 3,857
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
BG 0 #76 7 1,799
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
DK 0 #83 161 5,198
GE Girls 0 #86 19 1,564
QA 0 #87 14 7,011
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
Finland Girls 2026 #97 6,997 3,895
Finland 0 #97 434 830
Sweden Girls 2022 #98 89 1,568
MY Girls 0 #101 3,045 24,821
EC 0 #102 14 2,502
CN Girls 0 #105 383 8,829
PH Girls 0 #107 369 13,098
EE Girls 0 #110 29 1,888
CY Girls 0 #111 11 3,755
HU 0 #111 5 1,675
OM 0 #117 5 6,215
SI Girls 0 #117 58 2,769
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
MU 0 #132 6 3,613
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
AR Girls 0 #134 1,436 8,289
BN Boys 0 #135 5 6,332
PA 0 #135 4 3,797
MO Girls 0 #138 123 7,056
MT Girls 0 #139 13 3,773
PR Girls 0 #142 20 3,171
BW Girls 0 #143 9 4,216
AL Girls 0 #146 81 4,141
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
LU Girls 0 #153 33 4,850
AE 0 #158 20 10,220
CR 0 #164 2 5,526
CZ 0 #171 15 3,154
EC Girls 0 #171 69 3,650
NA Girls 0 #171 54 7,146
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
AR 0 #174 13 2,915
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ Girls 0 #189 180 5,378
PE Girls 0 #190 2,619 14,861
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
LT Girls 0 #193 8 1,904
Austria 0 #194 20 850
BD 0 #194 34 5,992
BG Girls 0 #195 29 3,559
QA Girls 0 #198 120 15,378
JP Girls 0 #204 42 6,592
HU Girls 0 #205 19 3,308
MY 0 #206 131 12,352
PS 0 #207 12 5,692
NL Girls 0 #208 1,907 5,933
AO Girls 0 #209 9 4,575
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
JM Girls 0 #215 45 7,507
Austria Girls 0 #218 256 1,885
IR 0 #218 12 4,221
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
PA Girls 0 #220 315 9,861
PT 0 #224 23 4,161
MO Boys 0 #228 7 5,842
GR Girls 0 #230 13 6,293
SG 0 #237 33 11,010
HK Girls 0 #241 573 16,104
HR Boys 0 #241 18 3,997
PT Girls 0 #243 257 7,952
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
IL 0 #246 29 6,291
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
KZ Girls 0 #251 70 5,862
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
SG Girls 0 #254 411 18,916
MU Girls 0 #256 96 8,539
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
Germany Girls 0 #259 1,208 4,949
AF Boys 0 #260 11 3,535
RU Girls 0 #264 295 11,913
GT 0 #267 48 5,948
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
UY Girls 0 #270 307 6,731
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
CL Girls 0 #273 1,249 14,098
PE 0 #274 37 6,350
BO Girls 0 #275 479 9,488
MX Girls 0 #275 3,283 17,781
PL Girls 0 #276 80 5,096
SA 0 #277 19 10,560
AL Boys 0 #286 13 5,122
AE Girls 0 #287 280 20,968
GT Girls 0 #290 241 7,500
JO Girls 0 #292 34 7,570
BO 0 #294 88 6,868
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
OM Girls 0 #299 98 15,987
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
HK 0 #312 37 8,483
NL 0 #314 78 2,481
SD Girls 0 #328 18 7,678
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
GH Girls 0 #330 8 6,973
KW Girls 0 #331 186 19,177
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
Germany 0 #340 100 2,542
IT Girls 0 #343 3,520 9,415
IR Girls 0 #349 191 8,334
BR 0 #353 8 5,969
MX 0 #354 60 8,339
BD Girls 0 #355 32 8,413
ZA 0 #356 92 14,421
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
LB 0 #361 358 13,263
MU Boys 0 #364 6 8,477
PS Girls 0 #365 165 10,981
YE 0 #370 12 8,639
PH Boys 0 #373 11 11,440
PT Boys 0 #376 6 7,951
IL Girls 0 #378 266 11,648
EG 0 #386 15 6,387
UY Boys 0 #386 14 5,922
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
CL 0 #398 14 6,867
Spain 0 #400 53 2,326
CR Girls 0 #416 117 11,342
CO Girls 0 #422 1,218 16,140
AR Boys 0 #434 34 7,628
SA Girls 0 #434 574 25,931
SD Boys 0 #436 10 10,523
BD Boys 0 #444 136 10,045
ZA Girls 0 #454 1,123 25,928
CO 0 #458 23 7,768
PA Boys 0 #469 13 9,305
IQ Girls 0 #472 33 11,303
BH 0 #482 72 17,937
Spain Girls 0 #483 659 5,561
RU Boys 0 #491 15 12,621
GT Boys 0 #493 7 7,625
SG Boys 0 #497 205 17,960
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
HK Boys 0 #506 22 12,905
CM Girls 0 #509 32 11,671
LY 0 #517 19 12,703
IT 0 #547 170 4,183
PS Boys 0 #553 9 10,655
IR Boys 0 #559 7 10,162
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
BO Boys 0 #573 20 9,244
IL Boys 0 #598 10 10,983
IN Girls 0 #598 34 13,121
CL Boys 0 #629 37 13,390
EG Girls 0 #633 352 14,742
IQ Boys 0 #658 10 13,071
QA Boys 0 #666 42 18,093
NG Girls 0 #667 121 15,093
DZ 0 #668 585 20,130
SY 0 #683 46 11,684
MA 0 #691 501 20,986
TN 0 #721 109 13,765
KW Boys 0 #726 44 18,755
BR Boys 0 #777 9 12,213
OM Boys 0 #779 103 17,948
PE Boys 0 #804 75 14,506
BR Girls 0 #806 136 12,708
MY Boys 0 #841 276 25,439
EG Boys 0 #845 42 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #865 66 5,610
CO Boys 0 #869 52 15,656
United States Boys 2024 #875 18 7,044
MX Boys 0 #889 94 16,355
Germany Boys 0 #914 39 5,697
NL Boys 0 #931 21 5,873
AE Boys 0 #963 130 22,615
IN Boys 0 #984 18 16,750
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
TR 0 #1,015 197 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,106 371 10,046
ZA Boys 0 #1,110 69 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,208 418 28,008

Mia is popular in 99 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
France
Ireland
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Mia

Mia is predominantly a girl's name.
Mia is a 2 syllable name, pronounced {'respelling': 'MEE-uh', 'ipa': '/ˈmiːə/'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mía, Mya, Miah, Miyah, Miya and Meya.
Yes, very popular — Mia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 15 countries.
Mia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Mia's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 1 notable people named Mia are in our database, including Mia Mottley (Politician).
Yes — at least 4 celebrity couples have chosen Mia for their child, including Kate Winslet and Jim Threapleton.