Name of the Day: Mia
February 9
Actress Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow — aka Mia Farrow — was born on February 9, 1945 in Los Angeles, California.
Mia gained recognition for her various successful roles in soap operas and films from the late 60s to the 80s, as well as for her short-lived marriage to singer Frank Sinatra.
When Farrow was born, the name Mia did not chart in the US nor had it ever. Like Farrow, most of the Mias of the time had full names Maria, Miriam, Mary, and the like.
Mia entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 1964, the very year that Farrow gained wide attention for her role on the nighttime soap Peyton Place.
Internationally stylish Mia has surpassed its mother name, ranking solidly in the US Top 10 since 2011, and also making Top 10 standing in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Belgium, Austria, and Slovenia.
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