Chia

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Chia is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Chinese given name62K records spelled Chia3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore

  Also written Chià

• a separate given name7.3K records spelled Chia3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia

  Also written Chīa, Chía

• Indonesian given name6.8K records spelled Chia2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, United States

  Also written Chía

• French given name3.7K records spelled Chia7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Gia, Čhîā, Chìã, Chía

71 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Chia is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Indonesian, a surname from Hakka

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In cdo, same, the white stone button (the 6th official grade)

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In French, third-person singular past historic of chier

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In nci, obsolete spelling of chiyan

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Esperanto, H-system spelling of ĉia

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 23 years between 1975–2000. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Guo Jiab. 170CNnot in their usual nameAdviser to the warlord Cao Cao (170-207)
• Wang Jiab. 400not in their usual nameChinese historian
• Yang Fujiab. 1936CNnot in their usual nameChinese nuclear physicist
• He Jiahongb. 1953CNnot in their usual nameProfessor of Law, Writer
• Wai Ka-faib. 1962CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong filmmaker (born 1962)
• Shao Jiayib. 1980CNnot in their usual nameChinese footballer
• Oscar Lib. 1982not in their usual nameHong Kong actor
• Hu Jiab. 1983CNnot in their usual namediver
• Lu Jiab. 1988CNnot in their usual nameChinese Go player
• Liyuub. 1997CNnot in their usual nameChinese cosplayer, singer, and voice actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 281 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Chia?

We estimate roughly 1.5 thousand people bear Chia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Chia have the most bearers?

Chia is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled chia.

How common is Chia compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Chia is the 340th most common given name of 325,158 given names recorded there.

Is Chia a male or female name?

Chia is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Chia mean?

Recorded meaning: A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.