Entry № 6821 · Italian origin

Mia Mia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEE-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Italian
Meaning
"Mine, beloved"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 6
First recorded
20th c.

A name that means "mine, beloved".

Mia means "mine" in Italian and Spanish — the possessive pronoun used as an endearment. In Scandinavian languages, Mia is a diminutive of Maria.

It entered the U.S. top 10 in 2009 and has remained there since. A short, internationally pronounceable name that means something tender in two language families.

Mine, beloved — a Italian name.

The name in its native script.

Mia
Transliteration
Mia
Pronunciation
/ ˈmiː.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Mia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 6 in the U.S.

Mias before her.

Real people
Mia Farrow
American actress and activist. Known for Rosemary's Baby and a long career in independent film.
born 1945
Mia Hamm
American soccer player. Two-time Olympic gold medallist and FIFA Women's World Player of the Year.
born 1972
In fiction
Princess Mia Thermopolis
Heroine of The Princess Diaries.
Meg Cabot novels; 2001 film

Names connected to Mia.

The number behind Mia.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Mia reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.