Mia
PopularA girl's name meaning diminutive of Maria.
Approved in Estados Unidos. Mia is on the official SSA list of names you can register. In the national top 20 of 2025.
Origin
A diminutive form of Maria, used in Germanic, Nordic and Dutch languages. It also coincides with the Italian word mia, meaning mine.
Story
It spread through Scandinavia from the 1970s, becoming common in Sweden and Denmark, and gained popularity in English-speaking countries in the decades that followed.
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- Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications · SSA · ssa.gov (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Mia
- Wiktionary · Mia