About the name Jia
Jia is a single Mandarin syllable whose meaning shifts with the character used to write it, ranging from beautiful to home. Its brevity travels unusually well into English, where it lands somewhere between the familiar Gia and something entirely new.
Jia is a girl name of Chinese origin, pronounced JYAH. On the NameRarity scale it scores 94 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the steadily rising.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Jia?
Jia currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.7 people per million carry it — about 1 in 588,235. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Jia
- Jia TolentinoAmerican essayist and staff writer
Names similar to Jia
Sohini
SOH-hee-nee
Beautiful one, also a late-night raga of the Marwa family
Jade
JAYD
Green gemstone of the flank
Jamila
juh-MEE-luh
Beautiful, graceful
Janhavi
JAAN-hah-vee
Daughter of the sage Jahnu; an epithet of the river Ganga
Jiya
JEE-yaa
Heart or beloved, from the verb to live
Zuri
ZOO-ree
Beautiful
Aoife
EE-fah
Beautiful, radiant
Bela
BAY-lah
Jasmine flower, also the hour or shore
Jia — frequently asked questions
What does the name Jia mean?
Jia means "Beautiful, excellent, family". It is a name of Chinese origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Jia?
Jia is pronounced JYAH, with 1 syllable.
How rare is the name Jia?
Jia scores 94 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 588,235 people carry it — about 1.7 per million.
What is the numerology number for Jia?
Jia carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Jia?
The lucky number for Jia is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.