Mia
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Mia is Italian for “mine.” Mia began as a nickname for Maria and owes much of its popularity to actress Mia Farrow; used alone since 1964, it has climbed into the top twenty. Mia is also treated as a version of Maria or Mary.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Best Baby Names for Girls
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Usage of Mia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Mia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Mia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Mia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 11,078 girls were named Mia, making it the #6 girls' name in the US. Since 1933, 310,219 girls have been named Mia, with the most (14,943) in 2015. It is most common, relative to births, in Delaware, New Mexico and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Mia in other languages
- Mina Dutch, Italian, Turkish
- Nia Georgian, Swahili, Welsh
- Miia Estonian, Finnish
- Mía Icelandic
Mia name days
- July 13 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Mia
There are 37 towns and villages with Mia in their name, in 20 countries.
🇻🇳 Vietnam 9🇹🇭 Thailand 5🇦🇺 Australia 3🇲🇦 Morocco 3🇮🇳 India 2🇦🇫 Afghanistan 1🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 1🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mia Mia | Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia | 175 | Map |
| Monkey Mia | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 27 | Map |
| Bou Mia | Oriental, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Bou Mia | Souss-Massa, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Bé Mia | Tandjilé, 🇹🇩 Chad | – | Map |
| Cóc Mia | Tuyen Quang, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Douar Mia | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, 🇲🇦 Morocco | – | Map |
| Khuổi Mia | Lạng Sơn Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| La Mía | Ciego de Ávila Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| Madre Mía | Suchitepeque, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Mia
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Mia in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇹🇭 Thailand 1
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| Lac Mia | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Mia Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Mia Mia Tank | New South Wales, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Ban Khok Mia | Buriram, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Mia songs
197 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Mia in their title. The best known:
- Mamma Mia – ABBA (1975)
- La mia città – Emma (2014)
- Corde della mia chitarra – Nunzio Gallo (1957)
- Oh mia bela Madunina – Giovanni D'Anzi (1934)
- Cara Mia – Bunny Lewis (1954)
- Cara Mia – Måns Zelmerlöw (2007)
- Mia Khalifa – iLoveFriday (2018)
- Mia yrmana fremosa
- Mia Krifi Evesthisia (1998)
- Nuda / Colpa mia – Mina (1976)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Mia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Mia.
Mia Farrow
Mia Frye
Mia Gommers
Mia Isabella
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Fictional characters named Mia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Mia as a pet name
FurryName has found 6,388 dogs named Mia in public pet registers, making it the #22 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Switzerland (2346), Zurich (42), Basel (32). Mia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 5,461 cats named Mia in public pet registers, making it the #17 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Switzerland (4930), Laval (23), Fusagasugá (10). Mia as a cat name →
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