The baby name Ia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ah,EE-uh.
Ia is Cornish in Origin.
The baby name Ia is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EE-ah,EE-uh.
Ia is Cornish in Origin.
Ia is a compact feminine name with layered roots across Europe. In Georgian (ია), it is the everyday word for the violet flower and has been used as a given name since at least the early 20th century; pronunciation typically EE-ah. In Celtic tradition it recalls Saint Ia of Cornwall, an Irish missionary of the 5th–6th centuries whose cult gave its name to St Ives (from Porth Ia). Eastern Christian calendars also record a martyr Ia (rendered Iya in Russian), sustaining limited use in Slavic lands.
Meanings therefore center on the violet - modesty and spring renewal - while the Cornish/Irish saintly form carries a spiritual heritage with uncertain etymology. Variants and spellings include Iya (Russian) and Ía (Icelandic/Spanish orthography); the related place-name form is Ives. Usage today is rare but rising among parents seeking a minimalist, pan-European choice that still feels storied.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | Girls | 0 | #28 | 176 | 1,564 |
| GE | 0 | #29 | 16 | 997 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #106 | 5 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #108 | 3 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #133 | 3 | 3,911 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,666 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #224 | 2 | 3,308 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #225 | 18 | 6,293 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #359 | 6 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #361 | 31 | 1,368 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #421 | 9 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #439 | 60 | 11,913 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #493 | 12 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #499 | 25 | 10,981 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 4 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #508 | 3 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #537 | 5 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #561 | 16 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #594 | 24 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #614 | 130 | 3,895 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #699 | 16 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #819 | 11 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #875 | 12 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #911 | 6 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #914 | 22 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #924 | 60 | 5,561 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #930 | 12 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #947 | 13 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #971 | 12 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| TR | 0 | #1,002 | 210 | 19,440 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,050 | 79 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,090 | 22 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,164 | 20 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,213 | 234 | 9,415 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,444 | 28 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,574 | 41 | 28,008 |
Ia is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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