girl's name

Miia

MEE-uh (Finnish)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 354

Miia is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2010, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2005.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Miia Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Miia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 43
2010s 126
2020s (to 2025) 69

How Popular Is Miia?

In 2025, Miia was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Miia Is Used

France #3,221 10 in 2025
Canada #3,924 5 in 2021
England & Wales #5,727 4 in 2025
United States #11,649 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Miia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Miia Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Miia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Miia

  • Finnish MEE-uh

Sibling Names for Miia

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Miia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Miia

How popular is the name Miia?

In 2025, Miia was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Miia a girl's or a boy's name?

Miia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Miia?

Miia has 2 syllables.

When was Miia most popular?

Miia peaked in 2010, when 18 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Miia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Miia currently ranks #3,221 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.