Pia
Pia was the 1456th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 148 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1419th with 158 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,040 places. More babies were named Pia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,456 girls, up 402 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 148girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,984babies recorded
Pia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,456 | 148 |
| 2020 | #1,858 | 105 |
| 2010 | #2,967 | 58 |
| 2000 | #4,499 | 27 |
| 1990 | #3,415 | 32 |
| 1980 | #2,090 | 50 |
| 1970 | #1,486 | 68 |
| 1960 | #2,357 | 26 |
| 1950 | #2,319 | 19 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,311 | 7 |
| 1910 | #2,713 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Pia, counting every spelling?
Pia has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,346 for girls in 2025, against #1,456 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Pia?
148 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pia (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Pia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pia?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Pia are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 8 and 48. That makes Pia mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pia by state
How common Pia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×), Florida (1.9×), New Jersey (1.9×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pia
How popular is the name Pia?
Pia was the 1456th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 148 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1419th with 158 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,040 places. More babies were named Pia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Pia in the US.
Where is Pia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pia was most common in New York (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.