The first name Sia
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Siā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 63 girls were named Sia, making it the 622nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 91 births (#480).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 215 girls born in the United States were named Sia, the 1,107th most popular girls’ name that year.
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Cheah
- Chia
Famous people named Sia
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- SiaAustralian singer and songwriter (born 1975)
- Sia FigielContemporary Samoan novelist, poet and painter, 1967–2026
Questions
- What does the name Sia mean?
- Borrowed from Hokkien 謝 /谢 (Siā).
- How popular is the name Sia?
- In 2025, 63 girls born in England and Wales were named Sia, ranking 622nd. Its peak was 2017, with 91 births.
- Is Sia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,795 US babies named Sia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sia most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 215 babies were named Sia, its highest rank at 1,107th.
- What are other spellings of Sia?
- Cheah and Chia.