Mia

Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of Maria

"mine or bitter"

Mia Origin and Meaning

The name Mia is a girl's name of Italian, Scandinavian origin meaning "mine or bitter".

Mia originated as a short form of Maria, which ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Miryam. In modern times, Mia has been used as a nickname for names including Amelia, Emilia, and Miriam. Mia is also an Italian and Spanish word meaning 'mine.'

Mia is an appealingly unfussy multicultural name that has enjoyed a meteoric rise up the charts and is now firmly among the ten top girl names. Mia has surpassed its mother name Maria as the Number 1 girls' name starting with M.

Mia's success is largely attributable to Mia Farrow--born Maria. Her name entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 1964, the very year that Farrow gained wide attention for her role on the nighttime soap Peyton Place.

We see Mia as the daughter of Nina, or maybe Maya, and the granddaughter of Mary: a name that has something for nearly everyone. It works for the parent who wants a name that is simple and modern, and for those who seek a name with genuine depth given that it springs from Maria. Mia sidesteps all the curlicues and ruffles attached to names like Isabella and Olivia, yet it's distinctly feminine.

And in some ways, Mia doesn't feel as trendy as its popularity standing might indicate. It's a likable yet not really stand-out, a compromise choice for a lot of parents. Alternatives include a wide range of rhyming names that are less popular: Leah, Tea, Thea, Gia, Nia, Pia.

Kate Winslet is the mother of Mia Honey, and Ian Ziering is dad to Mia Loren.

Mia Rank in US Top 1000

# 8 in the US

Mia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 55 on Nameberry

Mia Popularity

• 8 US 2022
• 55 Nameberry 2024
• 7 Future 2028
• 9 England 2021
• 29 Scotland 2023
• 7 Ireland 2023
• 5 Australia 2022
• 13 New Zealand 2023
• 12 France 2022
• 5 Germany 2023
• 25 Netherlands 2023
• 28 Italy 2022
• 13 Spain 2022
• 71 Portugal 2014
• 18 Norway 2023
• 8 Belgium 2022
• 2 Switzerland 2022
• 4 Austria 2022
• 58 Hungary 2022
• 33 Poland 2023
• 1 Slovenia 2022
• 7 Argentina 2021
• 26 Dogs 2022
• 19 Cats 2022
• 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022
• 5 Chile 2021
• 1 Croatia 2022
• 7 Canada 2022
• 61 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Mia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Mia.

• Ava
• Ella
• Maya
• Isabella
• Chloe
• Mila
• Eva
• Emma
• Lily
• Olivia
• Sophia
• Aria
• Grace
• Sophie
• Zoe
• Sofia
• Lola
• Emily
• Amelia
• Anna

Famous People Named Mia

• Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm American soccer player
• María de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow American actress
• Mia Michaels American dancer and choreographer
• Mia Wasikowska Australian actress
• Mia Talerico American child actress
• Mia Abagale Tyler American model and actress; daughter of singer Steven Tyler
• Mia Rose Frampton American actress; daughter of singer Peter Frampton
• Mia Sara American actress
• Mia Doi Todd American singer,songwriter
• Mia Stallard American child actress
• Mia Katherine Zapata American singer of band The Gits
• Mia Amber Davis American model/actress
• Mia Aegerter Swiss singer
• Mia Martini stage name of Domenica Bertè, Italian singer
• Mia stage name of Vilija Pilibaitytė, Lithuanian singer
• Mia Murano Japanese model
• Mia Khalifa Lebanese,American adult film actress
• Mia Rose stage name of Maria Antónia Teixeira Rosa, British singer,songwriter
• Mia X stage name of Mia Young, American rapper
• Mia Kirshner Canadian actress
• Mia Borisavljevic Serbian pop and folk singer
• Mia Diaz American dancer and reality TV personality ("Dance Moms: Miami")
• M.I.A. stage name of Mathangi Arulpragasam, British pop singer,songwriter
• Mia Amor Mottley Prime Minister of Barbados
• Mia Sinclair Jenness American actress
• Mia Goth English actress, married to actor Shia LaBeouf
• Mia Maestro Argentine actress and singer,songwriter
• Mia Hays American child actress
• Ludmya Bourdeau "Mia" Love U.S. Congresswoman from Utah
• Mia Susan Kovacs daughter of actors Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams
• Mia Claman Deakin daughter of reality TV personality Jody Claman ("The Real Housewives of Vancouver")
• Mia Turner (b. 1969) daughter of singer Ike Turner and Margaret Ann Thomas
• Mia Mantegna (b. 1987) daughter of actor Joe Mantegna
• Cara Mia Wayans (b. 1987) daughter of actor/comedian Damon Wayans
• Mia Cash (b. 1988) daughter of tennis player Pat Cash and model Anne,Britt Kristiansen
• Mia Quinn (b. 1998) daughter of actors Aidan Quinn and Elizabeth Bracco
• Mia Grace Ella Niccol (b. 2000) daughter of director Andrew Niccol
• Mia Honey Threapleton (b. 2000) daughter of actress Kate Winslet and Jim Threapleton
• Mia Innes Brisbin (b. 2002) daughter of actress Laura Innes and David Brisbin
• Mia Marić (b. 2006) daughter of tennis player Iva Majoli and Stipe Marić
• Mia Robertson (b. 2006) daughter of reality TV personalities Jase and Missy Robertson ("Duck Dynasty")
• Mia Cuomo (b. 2007) daughter of musician Rivers Cuomo of Weezer
• Mia Regina Sorensen (b. 2008) daughter of reality TV personality Regina Bird and Dale Sorenson
• Mia Rebecca Hewitt (b. 2010) daughter of tennis player Lleyton Hewitt and actress Bec Cartwright
• Mia Quaglia Orozco (b. 2010) daughter of actress Ana Maria Orozco and Martín Quaglia
• Mida Haddin (b. 2011) daughter of cricketer Brad Haddin
• Mia Hossa (b. 2011) daughter of ice hockey player Marian Hossa
• Mia Loren Ziering (b. 2011) daughter of actor Ian Ziering
• Mia Olivia Hay (b. 2013) daughter of skaters Annabelle Langlois and Cody Hay
• Mia Grace Tindall (b. 2014) daughter of Mike and Zara Tindall; great,granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II
• Mia Obi (b. 2015) daughter of footballer Mikel Obi; twin of sister Ava
• Mia Alma Lavandeira (b. 2015) daughter of blogger Perez Hilton
• Mia KayLee Simmons (b. 2016) daughter of reality TV personality JoJo Simmons ("Run's House")
• Mia Noel Brett (b. 2017) daughter of Madison Brett, niece of singer Tyler Joseph
• Mia Love Thicke (b. 2018) daughter of singer Robin Thicke
• Mia Malkova (b. 1992) is an American adult actress. She is the subject of the 2018 documentary film God Sex and Truth.
• Mia St. John (b. 1967) Mexican American professional boxer born Mia Rosales
• Mia Miluv (b. 1974) American adult actress

Mia in Pop Culture

• Amelia "Mia" Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi main character in "The Princess Diaries"
• Mia Toretto in the "Fast and Furious" movie series
• Mia Jones character on "Degrassi: The New Generation"
• Mia Wallace in the movie "Pulp Fiction"
• Mia McCormick character on the soap "Days of Our Lives"
• Mia St. Clair from the American Girl doll collection
• Mia Catalano character from "One Tree Hill"
• Mia Dearden DC comic character
• Mia Rizzo character on the US show "Vegas"
• Mia slang for bulimia nervosa
• Mia Fey character in the "Ace Attorney" video game series
• Mia Lewis from "Californication"
• Mia Form character from "The Conjuring" series
• Mia Hall from the book "If I Stay" by Gale Forman
• Mia from "Vampire Academy" by Richelle Mead
• "Mamma Mia" musical
• Mia Colucci character in Mexican Soap Opera "Rebelde"
• Mia Winchell protagonist of Wendy Mass's novel "A Mango,Shaped Space"
• Mia Grey Christian Grey's little sister in "50 Shades of Grey"
• Mia Buhalmet character in "Fran Bow"
• Mia character in Evil Dead (2013)
• Mia Dennet (also goes by Chloe) protagonist of Mary Kubica's novel "The Good Girl"
• Mia lead character in 2016's "La La Land"
• Mia Winters the main female protagonist in the video game "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard"
• Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi character from DC's Gotham Academy
• Mia a LEGO Friends character
• Mia a character in the mobile game “High School Story"
• Mia Corvere main character in the Nevernight series by Jay Kristoff.