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Jia

Girl

Meaning of Jia: Chinese: 'auspicious or beautiful'

Jia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Chinese naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1753rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1753

112 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,247

First recorded 1969 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 15 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 36 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 37 babies20002001: 43 babies2002: 47 babies2003: 53 babies2004: 49 babies2005: 64 babies2006: 79 babies2007: 84 babies2008: 60 babies2009: 70 babies2010: 61 babies20102011: 92 babies2012: 72 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 57 babies2015: 84 babies2016: 90 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 101 babies2019: 75 babies2020: 73 babies20202021: 110 babies2022: 97 babies2023: 111 babies2024: 110 babies2025: 112 babies
US babies named Jia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 112.

Gender split

10% boys · 90% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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