Miah

Miah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“uncertain; often linked to Mia”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
MEE-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Often used as a variant of Mia, itself a short form of Maria or names ending in -mia. This spelling's origin is not fully settled, so the exact etymology is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

How popular is Miah?

202469.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Miah in 2024229

2024 rank#1,081 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 18809,445

Miah is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Miah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
  • Miyatemple, shrine · Japanese
  • Myahvariant of Mia or Maya · English
  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
  • Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
  • Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown

Miah questions

What does the name Miah mean?

Miah means "uncertain; often linked to Mia". It comes from Unknown. Often used as a variant of Mia, itself a short form of Maria or names ending in -mia. This spelling's origin is not fully settled, so the exact etymology is uncertain.

Is Miah a boy or girl name?

Miah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Miah?

229 US babies were named Miah in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Miah?

Miah is usually pronounced MEE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.