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Donya

Donya is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Donya are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 11%Female 89%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
11% male / 89% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
265 male / 2,228 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Donya

To address Donya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Donya," in English, "Guten Tag Donya," in German. About 11% of people named Donya are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Donya,

German

Guten Tag Donya,

French

Bonjour Donya,

Spanish

Estimado/a Donya:

Chinese

Donya您好：

Japanese

Donya様

English

Hi Donya,

German

Hi Donya,

French

Salut Donya,

Spanish

Hola Donya,

Chinese

Donya你好：

Japanese

Donya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 Donya by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name11%

United States birth data

265 male · 2,228 female · 2,493 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 18% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Donya a male or female name?

Donya is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Donya are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Donya in an email?

To address Donya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Donya," in English, "Guten Tag Donya," in German. About 11% of people named Donya are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Donya a unisex name?

Donya is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Donya are men. Donya leans strongly female overall.

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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 Donya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/donya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_donya,
  title  = {Is Donya a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/donya},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}