Jia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1672 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1672
About the Name Jia
Jia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 165 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #608 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jia
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Jia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jia in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 165 places in the last five years. Its peak was #608 in 2008. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Jia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jia include: Jia Tolentino — Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino is an American writer and editor.; Jia Yueting — Jia Yueting is a Chinese businessman who is the founder of Leshi Holding Group and the former CEO of Faraday Future.; Xia Jia — Wang Yao, known by the pen name Xia Jia (Chinese: 夏笳; pinyin: Xià Jiā), is a Chinese science fiction and fantasy writer..
Jia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jias in the wild.
18
UK babies named Jia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 165 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jia
Likely around 1 other Jia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino is an American writer and editor. A staff writer for The New Yorker, she previously worked as deputy editor of Jezebel and a contributing editor at The Hairpin.
Jia Yueting is a Chinese businessman who is the founder of Leshi Holding Group and the former CEO of Faraday Future. He previously founded LeEco and the Le.com subsidiary LeSports, and is the former chairman and CEO of Le.com as well as the former chairman of both Coolpad Group and Sinotel Technologies.
Jia Qinglin is a retired senior leader of the People's Republic of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the party's highest ruling organ, between 2002 and 2012, and Chairman of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference between 2003 and 2013.
Jia Chong (217 – 19 May 282), courtesy name Gonglü, was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and early Jin dynasty of China. He started his career as an advisor to Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, the regents of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms era, and subsequently served as an official in the court of Sima Zhao's son, Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), after the establishment of the Jin dynasty.
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Xiao Jia (Chinese: 小甲; pinyin: Xiǎo Jiǎ; Wade–Giles: Hsiao-Chia), personal name Zi Gao (子高), was a Shang dynasty King of China. In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the seventh Shang king, succeeding his father Tai Geng (太庚).
Wo Jia (Chinese: 沃甲) or Qiang Jia (Chinese: 羌甲), personal name Zi Yu, was a Shang dynasty King of China. In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the fifteenth Shang king, succeeding his brother Zu Xin (祖辛).