Pia
2025 SSA
About Pia
Soft, light, and international, Pia is familiar across Europe, South America, and Asia. Usually considered a feminine form of the Latin Pius — lending it a surprisingly serious and spiritual air — it may also be used as a short form of elegant Olympia or as a derivative of the Sanskrit priya meaning "beloved".
Similar in sound to other popular choices, notably Mia, Nia, and Pippa, it currently features in the Top 1000 in England and Wales, the Top 200 in France, and the Top 100 in Uruguay, Chile, Slovenia, and Norway. The name may also appear as Pía in Spanish and as Piia in Finnish and Estonian.
Actress Ingrid Bergman had a daughter called Pia while reality TV star Ella May Ding named her daughter Pia in 2025. Notable Pias include: the singers Pia Mia and Pia Toscano, the models Pia Miller and Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach; the actresses Pia Miranda, Pia Tjelta, and Pia Bajpai, and the poet Pia Juul, among many, many others.
Pronounced PEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Pia ranked #1456 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1411 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #432.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,532 | 71 | 39.7 |
| 2015 | #2,496 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2016 | #1,925 | 105 | 59.3 |
| 2017 | #1,951 | 103 | 59.7 |
| 2018 | #2,055 | 95 | 55.8 |
| 2019 | #2,009 | 96 | 57.2 |
| 2020 | #1,858 | 105 | 65 |
| 2021 | #1,826 | 111 | 67.6 |
| 2022 | #1,449 | 154 | 93.9 |
| 2023 | #1,460 | 152 | 94.7 |
| 2024 | #1,411 | 158 | 97.5 |
| 2025 | #1,456 | 148 | 92.1 |
World rankings
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Pia on lists
Famous Pias
- Maria Pia of Savoy
Queen of Portugal
- Maria Pia della Grazia
Princess of the Two Sicilies, Duchess of Parma
- Pia Maria Raniera Isabella Antonia Vitoria Thereza Amélia Gerarda Raimunda Anna Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga
Princess of Orléans,Braganza
- Pia Alfreda Zadora
American actress and singer
- Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
Filipina,German model/actress, Miss Universe 2015
- Pia Miranda
Australian actress
- Pia Toscano
American pop singer ("American Idol")
- Pia Merete Tjelta
Norwegian actress
- Pia Tassinari
Italian operatic soprano
- Pia Reyes
Filipina model
- Pia Charlotte Caminneci Degermark
Swedish actress
- Pia Mia Parez
R&B singer
- (Liana) Pia Coronado Guanio
Filipina TV personality
- Pia Renate Haraldsen
Norwegian TV presenter
- Pia Ann
Kristin Johansson, Swedish actress
- Pia Christina Miller Getty
American socialite and filmmaker
- Maria Pia de Saxe
Coburgo e Bragança, illegitimate daughter of King Carlos I of Portugal
- Maria
Pia Ludovika Ulrika Elisabeth Paschaline Katharina Ignazia Lucia Johanna Josefa Kothbauer, Princess of Liechtenstein; cousin of Prince Hans,Adam II
- Maria Pia De Vito
Italian jazz singer
- Maria
Pia Casilio, Italian actress
- Maria Pia Calzone
Italian actress
- Maria Pia Mastena
Italian beatified nun
- Pia Philomena Francesca Henrie (b. 2019)
daughter of American actor David Henrie
Pia in pop culture
- Pia
character in the Bollywood film "3 Idiots"
- Pia Freeman
character on Australian kids' TV series "Snobs"
- Pia
main character in "Origin" by Jessica Khoury
- Pia Dante
character in Andy Mulligan's "Trash"
- Pia
Italian word for "tender or delicate" (as in "pia mater")
- Pia
Portuguese for "Sink"
- Pia
character in George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones"
- Pia Pocket
Polly Pocket's cousin