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Mia

Alternative forms & variants: Miah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Beloved (short form of Maria) or Italian for mine; darling”

Linguistic heritage: Scandinavian / Italian

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:MEE-uh

IPA (US English):/ˈmiːə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity201514,943 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#611,087 births in 2025

Total US Registrations310,610Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1940 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2015 (14,943 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1940

Recent 2025 Level9 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Source Citations & Review Provenance

Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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