Jia

Origin: Chinese (Mandarin pinyin; several characters) — Chinese name — pinyin Jia, written with several characters

Girl's name · #1802 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Jia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1976, it stood at #1802 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,000 girls have been named Jia along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #1,681 in England & Wales (2025) · #901 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jias

Jia Tolentino — American writer and editor
Jia Nan Yuan — French table tennis player
Jia Perkins — American women's basketball players
Jia Ali — Pakistani model and actress
Jia Nai — Chinese actress (born 2002)

In stories & tradition

Jia Xichun — Dream of the Red Chamber (book)
Jia Qiaojie — Dream of the Red Chamber (book)
Jia Tanchun — Dream of the Red Chamber (book)

What Jias become

Among 198 notable people named Jia:

Sports figures appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jia Nan Yuan, French table tennis player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Jiya (#1615), Jia would rank around #1034 with about 240 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Jiya and Jia.

Similar names: Mei · Jind · Leya · Kaori · Saya · Miya

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