girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Pia

Meaning A female given name from Latin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,456 Trend ↑ Rising 60%

A female given name from Latin.

Rank 2025
#1,456
among girls · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
148
named Pia · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,860
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
158 babies
All-time total
3,984
#2,997 all-time among girls
First recorded
1908
in Social Security records

Pia popularity over time

3,984 babies have been named Pia since 1908, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 5 1 – #2,361
1910s 44 4 +780% #2,713
1920s 47 5 +7% #3,311
1930s 12 1 -74% #3,724
1940s 17 2 +42% #3,133
1950s 262 26 +1441% #1,783
1960s 382 38 +46% #1,579
1970s 438 44 +15% #1,454
1980s 484 48 +11% #1,470
1990s 235 24 -51% #3,349
2000s 386 39 +64% #3,279
2010s 844 84 +119% #1,926
2020s (to 2025) 828 138 +64% #1,419

Where Pia 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 160 0.10 outside top 500
2027 171 0.11 outside top 500
2028 181 0.11 outside top 500
2029 189 0.12 outside top 500
2030 197 0.12 outside top 500

Where Pia is most popular

Girls named Pia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.089 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Florida, 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 Pia 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
New York 80 0.202 +127%
Florida 73 0.171 +91%
New Jersey 30 0.166 +87%
Texas 100 0.124 +40%
California 98 0.117 +31%
Massachusetts 13 0.108 +21%
Arizona 15 0.107 +20%
Colorado 11 0.099 +11%
Connecticut 5 0.086 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 -10%
Ohio 9 0.038 -57%
Michigan 5 0.027 -69%
Georgia 6 0.026 -70%
Illinois 6 0.026 -71%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Pia

Pia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,456 in 2025 with 148 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1908, 3,984 American babies have been named Pia. Its peak came in 2024, when 158 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 Pia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Pia?

The median living Pia is about 20 years old; half are between 7 and 47. An estimated 3,700 people named Pia are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Pia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 148 #1,456
2024 158 #1,419
2023 152 #1,460
2022 154 #1,450
2021 111 #1,826
2020 105 #1,858
2019 96 #2,009
2018 95 #2,056
2017 103 #1,951
2016 105 #1,926
2015 73 #2,496
2014 71 #2,532
2013 77 #2,379
2012 96 #2,023
2011 70 #2,579
2010 58 #2,967
2009 49 #3,397
2008 41 #3,921
2007 48 #3,457
2006 50 #3,300
2005 38 #3,855
2004 36 #3,971
2003 45 #3,279
2002 31 #4,153
2001 21 #5,511
2000 27 #4,499
1995 18 #5,384
1990 32 #3,415
1985 70 #1,675
1980 50 #2,090
1975 40 #2,154
1970 68 #1,486
1965 31 #2,143
1960 26 #2,357
1955 19 #2,617
1950 19 #2,319
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 10 #3,311
1920 7 #4,311
1915 9 #3,084
1910 5 #2,713
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Pia

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

  1. 1 Pia Zadora American actress and singer (born 1954) b. 1953 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Pia Wurtzbach Pia Wurtzbach Filipina actress, beauty queen, and Miss Universe 2015 winner (born 1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Pia Cramling Pia Cramling Swedish chess grandmaster (born 1963) Contemporary
  4. 4 Pia Mia Pia Mia American singer (born 1996) Contemporary
  5. 5 Pia Sundhage Pia Sundhage Swedish footballer and manager (born 1960) Contemporary
  6. 6 Pia Degermark Pia Degermark Swedish actress (born 1949) Contemporary
  7. 7 Pia Kjærsgaard Pia Kjærsgaard Danish politician (born 1947) Contemporary
  8. 8 Pia Tafdrup Pia Tafdrup Danish writer and poet (born 1952) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Pia?

The median living Pia is about 20 years old. Half of all living Pias are between 7 and 47 years old.

How many people named Pia are alive today?

An estimated 3,700 people named Pia are alive in the United States, based on 3,984 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Pia mean?

A female given name from Latin.

How popular is the name Pia in 2025?

Pia ranked #1,456 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 148 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Pia?

3,984 babies have been named Pia in the United States since 1908, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Pia most popular?

Pia peaked in 2024, when 158 newborns received the name.

Is Pia a boy or girl name?

Pia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Pia rising or falling?

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

Will Pia become more popular?

Pia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 197 girls named Pia 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 Pia?

Well-known people named Pia include Pia Zadora (actor), Pia Wurtzbach (actor), Pia Cramling (politician).

Names like Pia

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

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