Jia: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “good; auspicious; beautiful”
- Origin
- Chinese
- Say it
- JYAH · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Girls (90% of all uses)
Jia can represent several Chinese characters and meanings, including 嘉 'good, excellent' or 佳 'beautiful, fine.' Exact meaning depends on the character used in Chinese writing.
How popular is Jia?
Babies named Jia in 2024110
2024 rank#1,826 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18802,135
Jia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jia
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Meiplum blossom; beautiful · Chinese
Jia questions
What does the name Jia mean?
Jia means "good; auspicious; beautiful". It comes from Chinese. Jia can represent several Chinese characters and meanings, including 嘉 'good, excellent' or 佳 'beautiful, fine.' Exact meaning depends on the character used in Chinese writing.
Is Jia a boy or girl name?
Jia is mainly a girl's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jia?
110 US babies were named Jia in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Jia?
Jia is usually pronounced JYAH.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.