unisex name

Jia

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,644

Northern Ireland

#305

2006 births

Jia is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 79% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 112 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 29,602 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1969.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Jia over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Jia by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 16
1980s 62
1990s 210
2000s 586
2010s 755
2020s (to 2025) 613

How popular is Jia?

In 2025, Jia was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Jia is used

Northern Ireland #305 4 in 2006
Ireland #689 4 in 2019
Scotland #860 3 in 2015
Canada #892 31 in 2024
England & Wales #1,658 18 in 2025
United States #1,798 112 in 2025
France #5,780 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jia

How popular is the name Jia?

In 2025, Jia was given to 112 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Jia a girl's or a boy's name?

Jia is used for both girls and boys. About 79% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Jia?

Jia has 2 syllables.

When was Jia most popular?

Jia peaked in 2025, when 112 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Jia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jia currently ranks #892 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.