Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Jia

Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #1,802 Trend ↑ Rising 39%

Jia is the pinyin romanization of multiple Chinese given names, which are not all homophonous.

Rank 2025
#1,802
among girls · ↑28 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
112
named Jia · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,351
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
112 babies
All-time total
2,247
#4,660 all-time among girls
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Jia popularity over time

2,247 babies have been named Jia since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 5 5 1 – –
1970s 16 – 16 2 +220% #8,562
1980s 51 11 62 6 +287% #6,408
1990s 133 77 210 21 +239% #4,644
2000s 474 112 586 59 +179% #2,626
2010s 746 9 755 76 +29% #1,957
2020s (to 2025) 613 – 613 102 +35% #1,802

Where Jia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 117 0.07 outside top 500
2027 122 0.08 outside top 500
2028 125 0.08 outside top 500
2029 129 0.08 outside top 500
2030 132 0.08 outside top 500

Where Jia is most popular

Girls named Jia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, California, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Georgia 34 0.150 +125%
California 105 0.125 +88%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +66%
Texas 61 0.076 +14%
Indiana 10 0.071 +7%
New York 28 0.071 +6%
Ohio 11 0.046 -30%
Florida 19 0.044 -33%
Washington 6 0.042 -38%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -53%
Michigan 5 0.027 -59%
Illinois 6 0.026 -61%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jia

Jia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,802 in 2025 with 112 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 2,247 American babies have been named Jia, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 112 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jia?

The median living Jia is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 20. An estimated 2,200 people named Jia are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 112 #1,802 – –
2024 110 #1,830 – –
2023 111 #1,819 – –
2022 97 #2,014 – –
2021 110 #1,834 – –
2020 73 #2,403 – –
2019 75 #2,388 – –
2018 101 #1,957 – –
2017 58 #2,882 – –
2016 90 #2,160 – –
2015 84 #2,248 – –
2014 57 #2,991 – –
2013 65 #2,695 – –
2012 72 #2,529 – –
2011 83 #2,266 9 #8,389
2010 61 #2,852 – –
2009 70 #2,626 – –
2008 60 #2,938 – –
2007 69 #2,658 15 #5,781
2006 65 #2,740 14 #5,926
2005 50 #3,144 14 #5,717
2004 37 #3,854 12 #6,317
2003 36 #3,836 17 #4,701
2002 32 #4,027 15 #5,015
2001 30 #4,141 13 #5,511
2000 25 #4,716 12 #5,731
1995 13 #6,815 8 #6,657
1990 7 #10,687 6 #7,576
1985 5 #11,383 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
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Famous people named Jia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke Chinese film director and screenwriter (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jia Jia Chinese singer and actress b. 1990 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Jia Sidao Jia Sidao Chinese politician (1213–1275) Medieval
  4. 4 Jia Xu Jia Xu Cao Wei politician and official (147-223) Antiquity
  5. 5 Jia Qinglin Jia Qinglin Chinese politician (born 1940) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jia Yi Jia Yi Chinese essayist, poet and politician (c. 200–169 BCE) -200–-168 · Antiquity
  7. 7 Jia Xiuquan Chinese footballer and manager b. 1963 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jia?

The median living Jia is about 12 years old. Half of all living Jias are between 5 and 20 years old.

How many people named Jia are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Jia are alive in the United States, based on 2,247 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jia mean?

Jia is the pinyin romanization of multiple Chinese given names, which are not all homophonous.

How popular is the name Jia in 2025?

Jia ranked #1,802 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 112 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jia?

2,247 babies have been named Jia in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jia most popular?

Jia peaked in 2025, when 112 newborns received the name.

Is Jia a boy or girl name?

Jia is used for both: about 90% of babies named Jia have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Jia rising or falling?

Jia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jia become more popular?

Jia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 132 girls named Jia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jia?

Well-known people named Jia include Jia Zhangke (film director), Jia (actor), Jia Sidao (politician).

Names like Jia

Names that sound and feel close to Jia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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