Girl's name
Pia
Say it PEE-uh
Latin origin pious
2 syllables
Where Pia is loved, common and rare
Common across Slovenia, Austria, Berlin and one more place. Rare in four other German cities, Norway, France and ten more places.
1 in 1,408 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Slovenia 74thAustria 95thBerlin 100th
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Every place
In 20 of the 40 official lists, among them Slovenia (74th), Austria (95th) and Berlin (100th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 74th 2025 | 24 | about 1 in 275 |
| Austria | 95th 2025 | 74 | 1 in 483 |
| Berlin city | 100th 2023 | 32 | about 1 in 453 |
| Munich city | 124th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 419 |
| Norway | 126th 2025 | 45 | 1 in 484 |
| Cologne city | 137th 2023 | 9 | about 1 in 683 |
| France | 196th 2025 | 300 | 1 in 956 |
| Catalonia region | 249th 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Switzerland | 265th 2025 | 26 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Ireland | 273rd 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Poland | 396th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 17,113 |
| The Netherlands | 523rd 2025 | 24 | about 1 in 2,542 |
| Italy | 584th 2024 | 20 | 1 in 8,958 |
| England and Wales | 676th 2025 | 55 | 1 in 4,605 |
| Scotland | 780th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 5,964 |
| Sweden | 885th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 8,034 |
| Ontario province | 1283rd 2024 | 8 | about 1 in 6,808 |
| Bonn city | 99th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 502 |
| Leipzig city | 156th 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 875 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Hungary and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock). How we count, and every source
About the name
The papal name Pius, from the Latin pius, 'pious', has the feminine form Pia. It was taken up as a given name in the last century and, by folk association, sits alongside short Scandinavian names like Mia, Moa and Thea.
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Two syllables, said PEE-uh, with the stress on the first. It is already short and needs no nickname. Piia is the Finnish spelling.
It is used in about twenty regions. Slovenia, Austria and Norway rank it among the top 130, and in the English-speaking world it appears in Ireland, England and Wales, and Scotland. French records place its peak in 2024, and it is rising and falling in roughly equal numbers of regions, so its position is steady.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- PEE-uh, 2 syllables
- Meaning
pious
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Caliopia
- Bia
- Piia
Etymology
From Latin Pia, feminine form of the papal name Pius, Latin pius "pious". By folk etymology associated with Scandinavian type nicknames like Mia, Moa, Thea, etc. Taken up as a given name in the 20th century. Cognate with Finnish Piia.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 5 of 15 regions, falling in 6.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1112 | 968 | 936 | 1017 | 1200 | 840 | 655 | 851 | 837 | 676 |
| Ireland | 868 | 396 | 896 | 457 | 410 | 464 | 338 | 404 | 342 | 273 |
| Ontario | 850 | 1390 | 1259 | 834 | 1057 | 1283 | ||||
| British Columbia | 381 | |||||||||
| South Australia | 383 | 272 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 630 | |||||||||
| France | 513 | 364 | 406 | 305 | 310 | 266 | 230 | 198 | 164 | 196 |
| The Netherlands | 879 | 811 | 690 | 861 | 689 | 736 | 639 | 523 | ||
| Austria | 53 | 55 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 86 | 81 | 95 |
| Switzerland | 282 | 370 | 427 | 652 | 229 | 267 | 306 | 291 | 289 | 265 |
| Berlin | 84 | 64 | 71 | 98 | 94 | 137 | 146 | 100 | ||
| Munich | 74 | 87 | 85 | 162 | 124 | 115 | 124 | 126 | 110 | 124 |
| Cologne | 56 | 93 | 97 | 75 | 89 | 73 | 83 | 137 | ||
| Bonn | 107 | 48 | 85 | 59 | 132 | 75 | 99 | 89 | 141 | 99 |
| Leipzig | 44 | 55 | 33 | 45 | 53 | 47 | 61 | 78 | 75 | 156 |
| Rostock | 22 | 21 | 43 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 50 | 35 | 49 | 166 |
| Norway | 117 | 129 | 127 | 108 | 112 | 87 | 92 | 104 | 90 | 126 |
| Sweden | 874 | 925 | 885 | |||||||
| Catalonia | 541 | 528 | 370 | 270 | 369 | 244 | 210 | 237 | 249 | |
| Italy | 451 | 439 | 459 | 494 | 533 | 584 | ||||
| Poland | 426 | 658 | 496 | 419 | 601 | 422 | 440 | 397 | 374 | 396 |
| Slovenia | 55 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 72 | 56 | 70 | 74 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 676 | 55 | 21.7 |
| 2024 | 837 | 44 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | 851 | 42 | 16.4 |
| 2022 | 655 | 57 | 21.6 |
| 2021 | 840 | 42 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 1200 | 27 | 10.1 |
| 2019 | 1017 | 34 | 12.1 |
| 2018 | 936 | 39 | 13.5 |
| 2017 | 968 | 38 | 12.7 |
| 2016 | 1112 | 31 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 1362 | 24 | 7.8 |
| 2014 | 1882 | 15 | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 1484 | 21 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 1525 | 20 | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 1117 | 30 | 9.3 |
| 2010 | 1150 | 28 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | 1526 | 18 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 859 | 38 | 12.0 |
| 2007 | 1102 | 26 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | 753 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 2005 | 1295 | 18 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 840 | 32 | 11.2 |
| 2003 | 1056 | 22 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 938 | 24 | 9.0 |
| 2001 | 936 | 23 | 8.6 |
| 2000 | 1033 | 20 | 7.3 |
| 1999 | 1060 | 19 | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 1122 | 18 | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 820 | 27 | 9.2 |
| 1996 | 1364 | 13 | 4.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Pia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2017. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2024, at 114.1 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Pia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2024 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Pia
1 in 1,689 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 1,509 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 1,278 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 2,982 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 1,266 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Pia. Ends in -ia, like Pia.
1 in 2,508 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Pia.
1 in 4,690 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Pia.
Middle names for Pia
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Pia Grace
2-1 beats · initials PG
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Pia Olivia
2-4 beats · initials PO · Pia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Pia slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Pia Rose
2-1 beats · initials PR
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Pia Emily
2-3 beats · initials PE · Pia slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Pia slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Pia Julia
2-3 beats · initials PJ
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Pia Miriam
2-3 beats · initials PM
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Pia Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials PC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Pia: 2 syllables.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
Pia Diana
2-3 beats · initials PD
Changes the beat after Pia: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Pia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 3,578 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
88% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,638 in England and Wales
88% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,064 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 3,166 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
86% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,266 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
1 in 1,218 in England and Wales
86% alike: moves with Pia across countries and decades.
Famous people named Pia
Pia Wurtzbach, Pia Cramling, Pia Sundhage, Pia Kjærsgaard, Pia Zadora, Pia Maria, Pia Degermark and Pia Mia.
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Filipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder born 1989
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Swedish chess player born 1963
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Swedish association football player and manager born 1960
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Danish politician (born 1947)
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American actress and singer born 1954
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Austrian singer-songwriter born 2003
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Swedish actress born 1949
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American singer born 1996
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Pia
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Pia?
Her best rank is No. 74 in Slovenia in 2025, about 1 in 275 girls. She is in the published lists of 20 of our 40 regions.
What does Pia mean?
Wiktionary glosses Pia as "pious".
How do you pronounce Pia?
PEE-uh, with 2 syllables.
Is Pia getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 5 of 15 regions, falling in 6.
Which sister names go with Pia?
The deck's top five sisters for Pia: Liana, Ana, Valentina, Veronika and Noemi. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.