Mia
Say it: MEE-uh/ˈmiːə/
GirlMeans a pet form of Maria3 letters2 syllables
#11
in Ireland (2025)
#12 with spellings combined
207
babies in 2025
#6
best rank (2012)
7,002
babies since 1971
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10-year rank change
Mia through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 207 | #12 |
| 2024 | 213 | #10 |
| 2023 | 245 | #8 |
| 2022 | 265 | #8 |
| 2021 | 282 | #7 |
| 2020 | 251 | #10 |
| 2019 | 289 | #10 |
| 2018 | 309 | #8 |
| 2017 | 325 | #8 |
| 2016 | 357 | #8 |
| 2015 | 360 | #10 |
| 2014 | 370 | #8 |
| 2013 | 374 | #11 |
| 2012 | 446 | #6 |
| 2011 | 400 | #12 |
| 2010 | 344 | #20 |
| 2009 | 362 | #14 |
| 2008 | 299 | #23 |
| 2007 | 275 | #24 |
| 2006 | 235 | #25 |
| 2005 | 192 | #33 |
| 2004 | 163 | #39 |
| 2003 | 131 | #44 |
| 2002 | 119 | #47 |
| 2001 | 73 | #72 |
| 2000 | 43 | #101 |
| 1999 | 23 | #158 |
| 1998 | 11 | #241 |
| 1997 | 11 | #294 |
| 1996 | 7 | #356 |
| 1995 | 4 | #451 |
| 1994 | 4 | #450 |
| 1992 | 4 | #455 |
| 1988 | 3 | #492 |
| 1987 | 3 | #488 |
| 1971 | 3 | #466 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Mia mean?
A pet form of Maria
Scandinavian, Dutch and German short form of Maria.
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MEEuh
The story of Mia
Mia started out as a pet form of Maria in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands. It has also been used as a short form of names such as Amelia and Emilia. It was rarely given as a name on its own before the 1900s.
Mia first appears in the CSO records in 1971, with three girls, but it only really arrived around 2000. It reached number 6 in 2012, its biggest year, when 446 girls were named Mia, and it has stayed in or close to the top ten since. The CSO counts Mía, with a fada, as a separate name; only nine girls in all have been registered with that spelling.
It is less common in Northern Ireland, where its best rank was 14th, in 2015.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Mia (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Mia (given name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Mia | 207 | 6,993 |
| Mía | under 3 | 9 |
In Northern Ireland
#28 in 2025 with 51 babies. Best rank #14 (2015); 2,238 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.