girl's name

Mija

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 287

Ireland

#812

2014 births

Mija is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2003, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.

Mija over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

80
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Mija by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 11
1980s 21
1990s 39
2000s 80
2010s 24

How popular is Mija?

In 2019, Mija was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Mija is used

Ireland #812 4 in 2014
France #6,728 5 in 2020
England & Wales #7,053 3 in 2024
United States #13,067 7 in 2019

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 Mija

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

Parents who like Mija also like

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

Sibling names for Mija

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mija — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Mija

How popular is the name Mija?

In 2019, Mija was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Mija is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Mija most popular?

Mija peaked in 2003, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.