Jia
Meaning
beautiful, fine; also home, family (佳/家); a soft, two-syllable pinyin name popular for ABC daughters as a standalone US given name
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jia peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
76 people · the #49,949 first name in Brazil · median age 28
Among people named Jia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jia
Most people given the name Jia in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jia deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jia truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jia fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Jia travels
Korean American · add elegance, add beauty (identical in spelling to 지아, a favorite modern Korean girls' name)
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