Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Also spelled: Mia- (6)
Origin: GermanMia is a feminine given name in popular use worldwide. It originated as a diminutive of Maria and other names such as Amelia and Emilia, and was rarely used as an independent given name prior to the 20th century.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We needed something that could live in both Italy and Ohio. We live in Ohio, my whole family is in Calabria. Mia works at both tables.
— Francesca, Akron OH, 2021
Short, warm, ends on an open vowel. My daughter has been Mia since before she was born — I started calling her that in week twelve and it stuck.
— Hannah, Richmond VA, 2019
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 397 | #116 |
| 1997 | 583 | #89 |
| 1998 | 721 | #75 |
| 1999 | 980 | #54 |
| 2000 | 1,149 | #43 |
| 2001 | 2,058 | #25 |
| 2002 | 2,446 | #20 |
| 2003 | 3,132 | #15 |
| 2004 | 3,017 | #15 |
| 2005 | 2,539 | #18 |
| 2006 | 2,975 | #14 |
| 2007 | 2,970 | #13 |
| 2008 | 3,121 | #11 |
| 2009 | 2,836 | #11 |
| 2010 | 3,009 | #13 |
| 2011 | 3,346 | #13 |
| 2012 | 3,524 | #7 |
| 2013 | 2,993 | #10 |
| 2014 | 2,727 | #13 |
| 2015 | 2,842 | #9 |
| 2016 | 2,662 | #10 |
| 2017 | 2,590 | #7 |
| 2018 | 2,490 | #6 |
| 2019 | 2,500 | #5 |
| 2020 | 2,303 | #5 |
| 2021 | 2,168 | #9 |
| 2022 | 1,868 | #10 |
| 2023 | 1,640 | #16 |
| 2024 | 1,609 | #14 |
