National Mia Day, which takes place every year on November 1, is an extra special day as it celebrates a three-letter name that has constantly been placed in the top 10 of the world’s most popular names. If you think about it, Mia is pretty much royalty in the world of naming babies, with so many Mias running around both as kids and grown-ups. There is a certain charm with a three-letter name that other names don’t have, and that is how easy it is to spell, pronounce and write. It is also an automatic nickname, as most people will just stick to Mia, so no unwanted weird names.
National Jane Day
Name days are always fun, and National Jane Day, observed on June 13 every year in the U.S., is no different. This familiar name for girls is very popular across the world. It’s so commonly known that generic terms like ‘Jane Doe’ and ‘Plain Jane’ are used to describe certain women. The name Jane is of English origin and means ‘God is gracious,’ it is basically assigned to a kind and pleasant personality. It is thought the name derives from the old French name Jehanne. It also has Hebrew origins, referring to the name Yochanan, meaning ‘Yahweh is merciful.’
National Mitchell Day
National Mitchell Day is celebrated on June 9 every year. Mitchell is a surname that has been used as a given name in the U.S. since at least the 19th Century. Mitchell was a reasonably common boy’s name during the 20th Century, but his popularity peaked in the 1990s — for 10 years, from 1988 to 1997, Mitchell was a Top 100 most popular boy’s name. Over 5,000 baby boys were given the name in 1994, which may not seem like a large number, but it is a significant quantity in comparison. The popularity of the name has declined significantly as we have entered the 21st Century. In the last decade, Mitchell has dropped over 300 ranks on the male naming lists, taking him from popular to unused and hardly fashionable.