U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Mia?

Mia was the #254 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Mia

219,780

About 1 in 1,508 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#254

More common than 99.5% of listed first names

Peak year

2015

14,960 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

11,087

#13 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,508

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.3% male99.7% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic36.5%
Black, non-Hispanic8.29%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.52%
Asian / Pacific Islander4.32%
Two or more races6.06%
Hispanic or Latino44.3%

Reading the result

Mia across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Mia reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2015, with 14,960 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 11,087 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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