Chia is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Chia is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Chia first appears in 1975 and peaked in 1991 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,527 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,391 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #10,806 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #10,738 | — |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,252 | — |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #5,775 | — |
| 1991 | 25 | — | #5,448 | #6,040 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #7,998 | #8,325 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #6,620 | #4,312 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,817 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,070 | — |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #7,231 | #4,526 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #5,118 | #3,839 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #6,911 | #4,627 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #5,200 | #6,397 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #5,997 | — |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #5,624 | #6,442 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #6,381 | #5,633 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,476 | — |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #7,758 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #9,886 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,720 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #8,166 | — |