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Eliya

Eliya is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Eliya are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 14%Female 86%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
14% male / 86% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
92 male / 553 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Eliya

To address Eliya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eliya," in English, "Guten Tag Eliya," in German. About 14% of people named Eliya are men and 86% 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 Eliya,

German

Guten Tag Eliya,

French

Bonjour Eliya,

Spanish

Estimado/a Eliya:

Chinese

Eliya您好：

Japanese

Eliya様

English

Hi Eliya,

German

Hi Eliya,

French

Salut Eliya,

Spanish

Hola Eliya,

Chinese

Eliya你好：

Japanese

Eliya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 Eliya by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name14%

United States birth data

92 male · 553 female · 645 births recorded

Male 14%Female 86%

Since 1980: 14% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Eliya a male or female name?

Eliya is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Eliya are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Eliya in an email?

To address Eliya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eliya," in English, "Guten Tag Eliya," in German. About 14% of people named Eliya are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Eliya a unisex name?

Eliya is not a unisex name: 14% of people named Eliya are men. Eliya leans strongly female 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 Eliya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eliya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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