Dan Ya

Dan Ya is a female given name: 98% of people named Dan Ya are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 2%Female 98%

Dan Ya · Danya · Dan-Ya

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, China
Also spelled: Danya, Dan-Ya
US births since 1880: 29 male / 3,330 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dan Ya

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dan Ya," in English, "Guten Tag Dan Ya," in German. Dan Ya is a female given name: about 98% of people named Dan Ya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dan Ya,

German

Guten Tag Dan Ya,

French

Bonjour Dan Ya,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dan Ya:

Chinese

YaDan您好：

Japanese

Ya様

English

Hi Dan,

German

Hi Dan,

French

Salut Dan,

Spanish

Hola Dan,

Chinese

Dan你好：

Japanese

Danさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Dan Ya by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	1%
China	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

29 male · 3,330 female · 3,359 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dan Ya a male or female name?

Dan Ya is a female given name: 98% of people named Dan Ya are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Dan Ya in an email?

Is Dan Ya a unisex name?

Dan Ya is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Dan Ya are men. Dan Ya leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dan Ya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dan-ya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_danya,
  title  = {Is Dan Ya a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dan-ya},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}