Pia is a distinctive choice, ranked #837 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Pia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#837
About the Name Pia
Pia is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 363 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #655 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Pia 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 Pia
Unlikely. With around 44 UK babies named Pia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Pia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Pia is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 363 places over the last five years to #837 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Pia 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 Pia include: Pia Olsen Dyhr — Pia Olsen Dyhr is a Danish politician and leader of the Green Left.; Pia Cramling — Pia Ann Rosa-Della Cramling is a Swedish chess grandmaster who in 1992 became the fifth woman to earn this title from FIDE.; Pia Douwes — Pia Douwes is a Dutch actress in musical theatre in Europe..
Pia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Pias in the wild.
44
UK babies named Pia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 363 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Pia
Likely around 1 other Pia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Pia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Pia Ann Rosa-Della Cramling is a Swedish chess grandmaster who in 1992 became the fifth woman to earn this title from FIDE. Since the early 1980s, she has been one of the strongest female players in the world as well as the highest-rated woman in the FIDE World Rankings on three occasions.
Pia Douwes is a Dutch actress in musical theatre in Europe. She is best known for having created the title role in the German-language musical Elisabeth.
Pia Merete Kjærsgaard is a Danish politician who was Speaker of the Danish Parliament from 2015 to 2019, and former leader of the Danish People's Party. She is a co-founder of the Danish People's Party, and led the party from its creation in 1995 to 2012.
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach-Jauncey (Tagalog: [ˈpiː.ɐ ʔɐˈloːn.so ˈwəːɾts.bɐk ˈd͡ʒoːn.si]; German: [ˈvʊʁtsbax]; English: WURTS-ba(h)k; born September 24, 1989), formerly professionally known as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress, and beauty queen best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2015. Previously, Wurtzbach won Binibining Pilipinas in 2015.
Pascal Pia, born Pierre Durand, was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose, Pascal Fely and others.