Mia is a feminine given name, originating as a hypocoristic of various unrelated names.
It is usually derived from the name Maria and its variants (Miriam, Maryam, Mary), but it is reportedly also used as a hypocoristic of names such as Amalia, Amelia, Emilia, Emily, Salome (Solomia) or Maya.
The name has been popularly associated with the Italian word and the Spanish word , both meaning 'mine', and also recognized as a derivation from the Slavic word , meaning "dear, darling".
Popularity
Long in use as a hypocorism, Mia is recorded as an officially given name in the United States in the 1960s, and it rose to popularity in the 1990s to 2010s, from rank 316 in 1994 to rank 30 in 2004 and further to rank 6 in 2013–2015. Similarly, it reached rank 7 in Australia as of 2013.
Notable individuals
Given name
Mia Alvar, Filipino-American writer based in New York
Mia Boman (born 1975), Swedish curler and curling coach
Mia Brownell (born 1971), American visual artist
Mia Davies (born 1978), Australian politician
Mia Goth (born 1993), English actress
Mia Hagman (born 1979), Finnish breaststroke swimmer
Mia Kilburg (born 1989), American speed skater and professional racing cyclist
Mia Kirshner (born 1975), Canadian actress
Mia Mamede (born 1995), Brazilian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder
Mia Malkova, American media personality and pornographic actress
Mia May (1884–1980), Austrian actress
Mia Michaels (born 1966), American choreographer
Mia Mottley (born 1965), Barbadian Prime Minister
Mia Newley (born 1988), Australian basketball player
Mia Pojatina (born 1995), Croatian model
Mia Sara (born 1967), American actress
Mia Strömmer (born 1974), Finnish hammer thrower
Mia Tyler (born 1978), American actress
Mia Wasikowska (born 1989), Australian actress
Mia Wray (born 1995), Australian pop singer-songwriter
Mia Zapata (1965–1993), American musician
Mia Zutter (born 1999), American Paralympic athlete who competes in Nordic skiing
Hypocoristic
Mia Aegerter (Myriam), Swiss pop singer and actress
Mia Farrow (María), American actress
Mia Hamm (Mariel Margaret), American soccer (football) player
Mia Matthes (Mariette, 1920–2010), Canadian photographer
Mia Rose (Maria), British-Portuguese singer
Pseudonyms
Mia (singer), Lithuanian singer and television presenter
Mia Martini, pseudonym of Domenica Berté, Italian singer
Mia Murano (未亜), Japanese model and actress
Mia X, American rapper, singer-songwriter and actress
Mia Khalifa (born 1993), American media personality and former pornographic actress
Fictional characters
Baby Mia, Molly's baby sister that first appears in "Bubble Baby!" in the American animated television series Bubble Guppies Mia, in the British web series Corner Shop Show Mia (.hack) Mia (Dark Tower) Mia, a lead character from Lego Friends Mia, the titular character from Mia and Me Mia, in the 2016 American film La La Land Mia, a Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance character Mia, a Golden Sun character Mia, a mouse, the lead character in Mia's Big Adventure Collection educational software series Mia (Two and a Half Men), a character on the television show Two and a Half Men Mia Allen, from The Evil Dead Mia Ausa, a Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete character Mia Dearden, a comic book character Mía Colucci, in the Argentine (2002–03) Mía Colucci, in the Mexican (2004–06) Mia Elliott, on the American soap opera Love Is a Many Splendored Thing Mia Fey, a Phoenix Wright character Mia Hall, main character of novel and film of If I Stay Mia Havero, main character and narrator of Alexei Panshin's 1968 Nebula Award-winning novel Rite of Passage Mia Jones, a Degrassi: The Next Generation character Mia Lewis, in the TV series Californication Mia Rio, in Yandere Simulator Mia St. Clair, an American Girl character Mia Thermopolis, a main character in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Mia Toretto, a main character in The Fast and The Furious Mia Townsend, a Need for Speed: Most Wanted character Mia Wallace, a Pulp Fiction character Mia Warren, a character in Celeste Ng's 2017 novel Little Fires Everywhere and in the 2020 miniseries of the same name Mia Watanabe, from Power Rangers Samurai Mia Karnstein, from Code Vein Mia the Kitten, in the American animated television series T.O.T.S. Mia Sutton, a main character from Death Note (2017 film)
See also
Pia Mia (born 1996), American singer, songwriter, model, and actress
Mia (surname)