Mia

MEE-uh

Girl

Average rank #12 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English

Scandinavian, Dutch and German diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine", meaning ", Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church SlavicLatin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name."

How popular is Mia?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales

#14

in 2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#34

in 2025

🇮🇪 Ireland

#11

in 2025

🇺🇸 USA

#6

in 2025

🇦🇺 Australia

#5

in 2025

🇨🇦 Canada

#7

in 2024

🇳🇿 New Zealand

#10

in 2025

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