Miah is a variant spelling of Mia, the Scandinavian and Italian short form of Maria; in Italian and Spanish the word mia also means "mine", which gives the name its popular reading of "mine" or "beloved". The added h follows the pattern of Aaliyah and Mariah. Miah peaked at number 585 in 2012, dropped out of the top 1000 in 2020 and ranks number 1490 in 2025.