Aili
Aili is a female given name: 97% of people named Aili are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 5 countries covered.
Aili · Ai Li · Ai-Li
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 3% male / 97% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Estonia, Finland, United States
- Also spelled
- Ai Li, Ai-Li
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,138 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Aili
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Aili," in English, "Guten Tag Aili," in German. Aili is a female given name: about 97% of people named Aili are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Aili,
German
Guten Tag Aili,
French
Bonjour Aili,
Spanish
Estimado/a Aili:
Chinese
Aili您好：
Japanese
Aili様
English
Hi Aili,
German
Hi Aili,
French
Salut Aili,
Spanish
Hola Aili,
Chinese
Aili你好：
Japanese
Ailiさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,138 female · 1,138 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Aili a male or female name?
Aili is a female given name: 97% of people named Aili are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 5 countries covered.
How do I address Aili in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Aili," in English, "Guten Tag Aili," in German. Aili is a female given name: about 97% of people named Aili are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Aili a unisex name?
Aili is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Aili are men. Aili leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Aili a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/aili (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_aili,
title = {Is Aili a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/aili},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}