| Anita | Mía | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace, favour | diminutive of María; 'mine' |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | uh-NEE-tuh | MEE-ah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1933 |
| Peak year | 1957 (5,811) | 2015 (14,943) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 11,078 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Anita | Mía |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 929 | 68,154 |
| 2010s | 1,695 | 129,110 |
| 2000s | 2,471 | 83,516 |
| 1990s | 4,571 | 14,630 |
| 1980s | 8,594 | 5,687 |
| 1970s | 18,834 | 4,411 |
| 1960s | 44,416 | 4,240 |
| 1950s | 47,588 | 360 |
| 1940s | 32,531 | 105 |
| 1930s | 22,224 | 6 |
| 1920s | 18,052 | 0 |
| 1910s | 9,555 | 0 |
| 1900s | 2,149 | 0 |
| 1890s | 1,191 | 0 |
| 1880s | 365 | 0 |
A Spanish and Portuguese diminutive of Ana, ultimately from Hebrew 'Channah' (Hannah) meaning grace or favour.
Primarily a short, affectionate form of María (ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam, meaning uncertain). Its popularity in the Hispanic world is reinforced by coincidence with the Spanish possessive mía 'mine' (also the Italian word 'mine'), though that resemblance is not the name's actual origin.
Mía is more popular than Anita today: about 11,078 US babies were given the name Mía in 2025, compared with 0 named Anita.
Anita means grace, favour (spanish origin), while Mía means diminutive of María; 'mine' (spanish origin).
In US records, Anita first appears in 0 and Mía in 1933, so Anita has the longer recorded history.