Kaija

Kaija is a female given name: 98% of people named Kaija are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Finland, United States, Estonia
US births since 1880: 0 male / 881 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kaija

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kaija," in English, "Guten Tag Kaija," in German. Kaija is a female given name: about 98% of people named Kaija are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kaija,

German

Guten Tag Kaija,

French

Bonjour Kaija,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kaija:

Chinese

Kaija您好：

Japanese

Kaija様

English

Hi Kaija,

German

Hi Kaija,

French

Salut Kaija,

Spanish

Hola Kaija,

Chinese

Kaija你好：

Japanese

Kaija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 Kaija by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Finland	common	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	0%
Estonia	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

0 male · 881 female · 881 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaija a male or female name?

Kaija is a female given name: 98% of people named Kaija are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Kaija in an email?

Is Kaija a unisex name?

Kaija is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Kaija are men. Kaija 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 Kaija a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kaija (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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