Isa
Isa is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Isa are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Isa · İsa
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 68% male / 32% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Azerbaijan, Turkey
- Also spelled
- İsa
- US births since 1880
- 1,836 male / 2,654 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Isa
To address Isa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Isa," in English, "Guten Tag Isa," in German. About 68% of people named Isa are men and 32% 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 Isa,
German
Guten Tag Isa,
French
Bonjour Isa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Isa:
Chinese
Isa您好：
Japanese
Isa様
English
Hi Isa,
German
Hi Isa,
French
Salut Isa,
Spanish
Hola Isa,
Chinese
Isa你好：
Japanese
Isaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 41% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 13 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,836 male · 2,654 female · 4,490 births recorded
Since 1980: 56% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Isa a male or female name?
Isa is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Isa are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Isa in an email?
To address Isa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Isa," in English, "Guten Tag Isa," in German. About 68% of people named Isa are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Isa a unisex name?
Isa is not a unisex name: 68% of people named Isa are men. Isa leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Isa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/isa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_isa,
title = {Is Isa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/isa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}