Iola

Iola is a female given name: 100% of people named Iola are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 0%Female 100%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 0% male / 100% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Italy
US births since 1880: 0 male / 9,598 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Iola

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Iola," in English, "Guten Tag Iola," in German. Iola is a female given name: about 100% of people named Iola are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Iola,

German

Guten Tag Iola,

French

Bonjour Iola,

Spanish

Estimado/a Iola:

Chinese

Iola您好：

Japanese

Iola様

English

Hi Iola,

German

Hi Iola,

French

Salut Iola,

Spanish

Hola Iola,

Chinese

Iola你好：

Japanese

Iola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 Iola by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	0%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%
Italy	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

0 male · 9,598 female · 9,598 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Iola a male or female name?

Iola is a female given name: 100% of people named Iola are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Iola in an email?

Is Iola a unisex name?

Iola is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Iola are men. Iola 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 Iola a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/iola (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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