Jia

Jia was the #1,796 girls' name in the US in 2025 (112 babies), and #1,639 in England & Wales and #935 in Canada.

Jia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Jia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,796 (112)#1,639 (18)———#935 (29)
2024#1,823 (110)#1,672 (18)———#917 (30)
2023#1,813 (111)#1,959 (14)———#1,312 (18)
2022#2,006 (97)#1,685 (17)———#859 (31)
2021#1,830 (110)#2,073 (13)———#1,185 (21)
2020#2,394 (73)#1,507 (20)———#1,020 (25)
2019#2,376 (75)#1,703 (17)———#1,408 (17)
2018#1,953 (101)#1,977 (14)———#1,301 (18)
2017#2,873 (58)#1,144 (30)——#734 (4)#836 (33)
2016#2,149 (90)#1,112 (31)———#867 (31)
2015#2,236 (84)#942 (38)#806 (3)——#1,016 (25)
2014#2,969 (57)#920 (40)———#972 (27)
2013#2,681 (65)#1,128 (31)———#993 (26)
2012#2,516 (72)#887 (42)#665 (4)——#839 (32)
2011#2,258 (83)#721 (53)#674 (4)—#798 (4)#923 (28)

Jia as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jia as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020
Jia as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2020—#3,848 (4)————
2019—#3,013 (6)——#646 (4)#2,440 (6)
2018—#4,749 (3)———#2,740 (5)
2017—#2,512 (8)———#2,762 (5)
2016—#3,478 (5)———#1,283 (15)
2015—#1,673 (14)———#1,577 (11)
2014—#2,690 (7)#587 (4)——#1,032 (20)
2013—#1,796 (12)#687 (3)——#1,252 (15)
2012—#1,507 (16)#669 (3)—#718 (3)#1,202 (16)
2011#8,079 (9)#852 (34)———#1,076 (19)
2010—#774 (38)#638 (3)——#1,098 (18)
2009—#831 (34)#483 (5)——#1,191 (16)
2008—#728 (40)#638 (3)——#1,269 (14)
2007#5,661 (15)#1,252 (18)#501 (4)—#629 (3)#994 (19)
2006#5,781 (14)#1,168 (18)#584 (3)#282 (4)—#896 (21)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,796.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.
  • In 2011, 90% of US babies named Jia were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Jia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 14,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,027CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #984GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,532TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Jia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#78315

Jia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JiaCanadaGirls#93529
JiaCanadaBoys—too few
JiaEngland & WalesGirls#1,63918
JiaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JiaIrelandGirls—too few
JiaIrelandBoys—too few
JiaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JiaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JiaScotlandGirls—too few
JiaScotlandBoys—too few
JiaUSGirls#1,796112
JiaUSBoys—too few