Miia
Miia is a name with a single cultural origin: Finnish.
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Miia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miia is a name with a single cultural origin: Finnish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
The Story of Miia
American parents first put Miia on the record books as a baby girl name in 2005, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 18 Miias were born — ranking #6,903 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Miias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,156 among baby girl names with 9 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 248 Miias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Miia
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About the name Miia
Miia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 248 births in the dataset. Miia's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #6,903. Use the chart and map above to compare Miia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.