The baby name Sija is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsi.jɑ/ (Finnish, approx.),/ˈsiːjə/ ('SEE-yah', South Asian/English),/ˈsiːdʒə/ (anglicized, 'SEE-juh').
Sija is Finnish in Origin.
The baby name Sija is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsi.jɑ/ (Finnish, approx.),/ˈsiːjə/ ('SEE-yah', South Asian/English),/ˈsiːdʒə/ (anglicized, 'SEE-juh').
Sija is Finnish in Origin.
Sija is a cross-cultural feminine given name with multiple roots. In South Asia, it is often interpreted as a modern variant of Siya, an epithet of the goddess Sita; via Sanskrit sītā “furrow,” it evokes the ploughed earth, fertility, and steadfast devotion in the Ramayana. The form Sija appears in Malayalam- and Hindi-speaking communities, alongside spellings such as Siya, Sia, and Seeja.
In the Low Countries, Sija also functions as a Frisian/Dutch short form of older Germanic names built on the element sig/sigi “victory,” a pattern visible in regional records from the 19th and early 20th centuries; related diminutives include Sia and Sijtje. In Finnish, sija literally means “place; stead,” and the given name is occasionally chosen with this word-sense in mind. Compact and pan-linguistic, Sija suits a range of naming styles.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,666 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #871 | 85 | 5,933 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Sija is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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