The baby name Cia is a Female name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced SEE-uh (/ˈsiːə/),CHEE-uh (/ˈtʃiːə/),CHA (/tʃa/).
The baby name Cia is a Female name , 12 syllables long and is pronounced SEE-uh (/ˈsiːə/),CHEE-uh (/ˈtʃiːə/),CHA (/tʃa/).
Cia is English, Italian, Latin in Origin.
Used in Scandinavia since the mid-20th century as a clipped form of Cecilia, Cia is typically pronounced SEE-uh; in Romance-language settings, where it can shorten Lucia or Anastacia, it may be said CHEE-ah. As a hypocoristic, the name's sense echoes its source: from Cecilia (Latin caecus, "blind"), from Lucia ("light"), from Patricia ("noble"), from Leticia/Letizia ("joy"), or from Anastacia ("resurrection").
As an independent given name, Cia appears in Swedish and Norwegian records from the 1900s and has seen modest international use in recent decades, favored for its sleek, two-syllable brevity. Variant and related forms include Sia, Cici, and Ceci; longer roots such as Cecilia, Lucia, Leticia, Patricia, Marcia, and Anastacia offer formal options while preserving Cia as a friendly everyday call name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #148 | 4 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #234 | 4 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #275 | 4 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #283 | 7 | 8,139 |
| Finland | 0 | #293 | 15 | 830 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #347 | 45 | 1,368 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #380 | 11 | 13,098 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #406 | 3 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #596 | 150 | 3,895 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #895 | 9 | 8,739 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #928 | 28 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #935 | 60 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #971 | 13 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #977 | 202 | 25,619 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 72 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,085 | 27 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,330 | 117 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,418 | 54 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,601 | 14 | 28,008 |
Cia is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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