Ia
Meaning
a traditional Hmong given name; precise etymology uncertain
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ia has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
91 people · the #44,082 first name in Brazil · median age 28
Among people named Ia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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