Mia
Beloved or bitter · Hebrew origin
What does Mia mean?
Mia is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Beloved or bitter”.
How popular is Mia?
In England & Wales, Mia ranked #14 among girls' names in 2024, with 1,609 babies given the name, close to its #13 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2019, when it reached #5.
In the United States, Mia was the #8 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.
| Year | E&W rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #116 | 397 |
| 2000 | #43 | 1,149 |
| 2005 | #18 | 2,539 |
| 2010 | #13 | 3,009 |
| 2015 | #9 | 2,842 |
| 2019 | #5 | 2,500 |
| 2020 | #5 | 2,303 |
| 2024 | #14 | 1,609 |
Who are famous people named Mia?
- Andrea M. Ghez · American astronomer
- Mia Mottley · prime minister of Barbados since 2018
- Mia Hamm · American soccer player
What names go well with Mia?
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