What is Mia short for?
Mia is short for Amelia and Emilia. In 2025, 11,078 girls and 9 boys in the United States were given Mia as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Mia
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Amelia Germanic origin
Mia from Amelia: a soft short form that shines alone.
12,699 girls and 6 boys named Amelia in 2025
Emilia Latin origin
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Mia from Emilia: a soft short form that shines alone.
4,677 girls and 5 boys named Emilia in 2025