The first name Pia
A girl’s name from Latin.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A female given name from Latin.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 55 girls were named Pia, making it the 676th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 57 births (#655).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Pia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Pia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 148 girls born in the United States were named Pia, the 1,456th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 158 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Pia
31 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Pia WurtzbachFilipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder, born 1989
- Pia KjærsgaardDanish politician (born 1947)
- Pia ZadoraAmerican actress and singer, born 1954
- Pia MariaAustrian singer-songwriter, born 2003
- Pia MiaAmerican singer, born 1996
- Pia Olsen DyhrDanish politician, born 1971
- Pia TafdrupDanish writer and poet (born 1952)
- Pia WunderlichGerman footballer, born 1975
- Pia MirandaAustralian actress, born 1973
- Pia DouwesDutch actress, musical singer, born 1964
- Pia SundstedtFinnish cyclist, born 1975
- Pia FinkGerman cross-country skier, born 1995
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Pia?
- Pia comes from Latin.
- How popular is the name Pia?
- In 2025, 55 girls born in England and Wales were named Pia, ranking 676th. Its peak was 2022, with 57 births.
- Is Pia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,984 US babies named Pia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Pia most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 158 babies were named Pia, its highest rank at 1,419th.