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Eliah

Eliah is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Eliah are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 71%Female 29%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
71% male / 29% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
830 male / 334 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Eliah

To address Eliah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eliah," in English, "Guten Tag Eliah," in German. About 71% of people named Eliah are men and 29% 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 Eliah,

German

Guten Tag Eliah,

French

Bonjour Eliah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Eliah:

Chinese

Eliah您好：

Japanese

Eliah様

English

Hi Eliah,

German

Hi Eliah,

French

Salut Eliah,

Spanish

Hola Eliah,

Chinese

Eliah你好：

Japanese

Eliah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 Eliah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name71%

United States birth data

830 male · 334 female · 1,164 births recorded

Male 71%Female 29%

Since 1980: 70% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Eliah a male or female name?

Eliah is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Eliah are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Eliah in an email?

To address Eliah when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eliah," in English, "Guten Tag Eliah," in German. About 71% of people named Eliah are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Eliah a unisex name?

Eliah is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Eliah are men. Eliah leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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