girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Sia

Meaning Sia, perception Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,107 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

Borrowed from Egyptian sjꜣ (“Sia, perception”).

Rank 2025
#1,107
among girls · ↑167 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
215
named Sia · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,476
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
215 babies
All-time total
2,795
#3,768 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Sia popularity over time

2,795 babies have been named Sia since 1968, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 9 – 9 1 – #5,087
1970s 57 – 57 6 +533% #6,804
1980s 103 – 103 10 +81% #3,750
1990s 121 5 126 13 +22% #4,799
2000s 355 – 355 36 +182% #2,858
2010s 1,026 – 1,026 103 +189% #1,337
2020s (to 2025) 1,119 – 1,119 187 +82% #1,107

Where Sia 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 223 0.14 outside top 500
2027 230 0.14 outside top 500
2028 236 0.15 outside top 500
2029 241 0.15 outside top 500
2030 245 0.15 outside top 500

Where Sia is most popular

Girls named Sia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.116 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, New Jersey, and California.

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 Sia 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
Washington 63 0.436 +274%
New Jersey 53 0.294 +152%
California 201 0.239 +105%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 +99%
New York 73 0.184 +58%
Virginia 28 0.164 +41%
Texas 110 0.137 +17%
Georgia 31 0.136 +17%
Illinois 31 0.135 +16%
North Carolina 29 0.127 +9%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 +5%
Maryland 12 0.113 ≈ national
Florida 37 0.086 -26%
Michigan 14 0.077 -34%
Ohio 9 0.038 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
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 Sia

Sia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,107 in 2025 with 215 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 2,795 American babies have been named Sia. Its peak came in 2025, when 215 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 Sia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sia?

The median living Sia is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 2,800 people named Sia are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Sia 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 215 #1,107 – –
2024 183 #1,274 – –
2023 169 #1,343 – –
2022 212 #1,149 – –
2021 166 #1,340 – –
2020 174 #1,286 – –
2019 148 #1,489 – –
2018 169 #1,337 – –
2017 136 #1,606 – –
2016 127 #1,691 – –
2015 131 #1,642 – –
2014 66 #2,681 – –
2013 69 #2,591 – –
2012 58 #2,975 – –
2011 57 #3,011 – –
2010 65 #2,750 – –
2009 50 #3,353 – –
2008 54 #3,154 – –
2007 43 #3,777 – –
2006 52 #3,219 – –
2005 58 #2,858 – –
2004 49 #3,168 – –
2003 23 #5,391 – –
2002 17 #6,655 – –
2001 9 #10,905 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 5 #15,421 – –
1990 12 #7,245 – –
1985 8 #8,215 – –
1980 11 #6,263 – –
1975 8 #7,046 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Sia

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

  1. 1 Sia Sia Australian singer and songwriter (born 1975) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sia?

The median living Sia is about 7 years old. Half of all living Sias are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Sia are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Sia are alive in the United States, based on 2,795 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sia mean?

Borrowed from Egyptian sjꜣ (“Sia, perception”).

How popular is the name Sia in 2025?

Sia ranked #1,107 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 215 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sia?

2,795 babies have been named Sia in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sia most popular?

Sia peaked in 2025, when 215 newborns received the name.

Is Sia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Sia rising or falling?

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

Will Sia become more popular?

Sia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 245 girls named Sia 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 Sia?

Well-known people named Sia include Sia (musician).

Names like Sia

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

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