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Phia

Gender
Girl
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FEE-a

Phia is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Phia come from?

Spelling of Fia; Swedish short form of Sofia, or a spelling of Irish Fiadh

Meaning borrowed from Fia.

Is Phia a girl's or a boy's name?

Phia is a girls' name.

How popular is Phia in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 girls.

2008Busiest: 6 in 20232024
Phia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20243#5,966
20236#3,766
20225#4,168
20214#4,864
20200–
20194#4,904
20180–
20170–
20164#4,980
20154#4,951
20144#4,888
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20081#7,383

Names like Phia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Phia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/phia, updated 20 October 2026.