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Mia

“Variant of Maria — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin

Girl's name · #6 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Mia has appeared in US records since 1933 — best rank #5 (2024) · 310,219 babies named Mia all-time · 1 in 150 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Switzerland (2024) · #2 in Estonia (2024) · #2 in Croatia (2025) · #2 in Slovenia (2025) · #3 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mias

• Mia Farrow — American actress
• Mia Mottley — prime minister of Barbados since 2018
• Mia Hamm — American soccer player
• Mia Wasikowska — Australian actress
• Mia Goth — British actress (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

• Mia Fey — Ace Attorney
• Mia Wallace — Pulp Fiction
• Mia Thermopolis — The Princess Diaries

What Mias become

Among 989 notable people named Mia:

Entertainers appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mia Farrow, American actress.

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