MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Pia mean?
Pia is used in Punjabi and Hindi songs as an affectionate address to a beloved. The word continues the older priya vocabulary of love and has also become an independent woman's name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gurmukhi
ਪੀਆ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
पिया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Pia in Indian usage
3,444 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 853 |
| 1990s | 2,260 |
| Other decades | 331 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 3,444 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Pia / F | 55 | 676 |
| Scotland | Pia / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Pia; Table_6, C686 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pia; Table_6, C686
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Pia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Pia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, priya, p. 710,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.