How rare is the name Pia?

4,608 people in the United States have the first name Pia, about 1 in 65,545. It ranks #4,165 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

first name

PIA

#4,165

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,608
About
1 in 65,545
This common or more
83.6%
Who bears it

Of the 4,608 people named Pia, 45.3% reported their origin as White, 20.7% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 16.8% as Hispanic or Latino. 99% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Pia peaked in 2024, when 158 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19082025
Peak year
2024
Births that year
158
In 2025*
148 ▼6%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 3,984 babies have been given the name since 1908. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Pia by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #2,842. The largest share of babies named Pia, 36.3%, were born in 2013 or later.

1900s#4,9315
1910s#6,20444
1920s#7,70647
1930s#9,91512
1940s#9,67317
1950s#3,418262
1960s#3,028382
1970s#3,223438
1980s#3,503484
1990s#7,216235
2000s#6,397386
2010s#3,973844
2020s#2,842828
Greatest Generation 1901–272.4%
Silent Generation 1928–450.3%
Baby boom 1946–6411%
Generation X 1965–8017.8%
Millennials 1981–9614.9%
Generation Z 1997–1217.2%
2013 and later36.3%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Pia is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Pia has been most common in New York (4.8×), California (2.5×), and New Jersey (2.2×), and least common in Pennsylvania (0.55×).

1,861 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Pia

2 other first names also have 4,608 people.

#4,165 Hamilton · 4,608#4,165 Nena · 4,608

Either side of Pia

#4,165 Hamilton · 4,608#4,165 Nena · 4,608#4,168 Maryalice · 4,606#4,168 Sydnie · 4,606

Spelled almost the same

3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Pia, most common first.

#12,874 Pio · 952#25,807 Pi · 365#29,690 Piya · 297

Also a last name

As a last name, Pia ranks #31,239 of 156,621, with 795 people. See Pia as a last name

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