DearWho
DE
DearWho

Jia

Jia is a unisex given name: about 38% of people named Jia are men and 62% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 38%Female 62%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
38% male / 62% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
China, United States
US births since 1880
214 male / 1,243 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Jia

To address Jia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jia," in English, "Guten Tag Jia," in German. About 38% of people named Jia are men and 62% 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 Jia,

German

Guten Tag Jia,

French

Bonjour Jia,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jia:

Chinese

Jia您好：

Japanese

Jia様

English

Hi Jia,

German

Hi Jia,

French

Salut Jia,

Spanish

Hola Jia,

Chinese

Jia你好：

Japanese

Jia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 Jia by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinauncommonunisex name50%
United Statesuncommonwoman's name15%

United States birth data

214 male · 1,243 female · 1,457 births recorded

Male 15%Female 85%

Since 1980: 15% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jia a male or female name?

Jia is a unisex given name: about 38% of people named Jia are men and 62% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Jia in an email?

To address Jia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jia," in English, "Guten Tag Jia," in German. About 38% of people named Jia are men and 62% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Jia a unisex name?

Jia is a unisex name: 38% of people named Jia are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

BoMostly maleYanUnisexLiUnisexWeiUnisexJunUnisexLeiUnisexJianUnisexYingUnisex

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

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