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Girl name#141 of girl names

Mia

Pronounced M IY1 AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2015
  • 92 years in use
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How popular is Mia?

Mia is a girls' name, and first appears in 1933. It has been given to 303,815 children — the 141st most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2015, when 15,159 children were given it.

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2015Girls: 15,159Boys: 17

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
M IY1 AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Mia

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Mia

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Mia?
Mia ranks 141st among girls' names in US records, with 303,815 births since 1933. Over the past decade it accounts for 126,571.
Is Mia a unisex name?
No. Mia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Mia most popular?
2015, when 15,159 children were given the name. It has been in use for 92 years and is still recorded as of 2024.