Mija
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MEE-ha
Mija is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mija mean?
Several possible sources, including Spanish mija 'my daughter'
Also a Spanish term of endearment, short for mi hija, meaning my daughter.
Is Mija a girl's or a boy's name?
Mija is a girls' name.
How popular is Mija in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mija in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mija in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Mija in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Mija in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mija in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Mija
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maya, Safa, Hiba, Hana, Maha, Aisha, Hafsa, Ayla, Marwa, Khadija, Amira, Huda
Names related to Mija
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mija: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mija, updated 20 October 2026.