Lina
Lina is a female given name: 97% of people named Lina are women, and it is recorded as female in 29 of the 30 countries covered.
Lina · Li Na · Li-Na · Lína
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 3% male / 97% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Italy
- Also spelled
- Li Na, Li-Na, Lína
- US births since 1880
- 5 male / 15,768 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lina," in English, "Guten Tag Lina," in German. Lina is a female given name: about 97% of people named Lina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lina,
German
Guten Tag Lina,
French
Bonjour Lina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lina:
Chinese
Lina您好：
Japanese
Lina様
English
Hi Lina,
German
Hi Lina,
French
Salut Lina,
Spanish
Hola Lina,
Chinese
Lina你好：
Japanese
Lina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 | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| China | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 30 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Greece | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
5 male · 15,768 female · 15,773 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lina a male or female name?
Lina is a female given name: 97% of people named Lina are women, and it is recorded as female in 29 of the 30 countries covered.
How do I address Lina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lina," in English, "Guten Tag Lina," in German. Lina is a female given name: about 97% of people named Lina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Lina a unisex name?
Lina is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Lina are men. Lina leans strongly female 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 Lina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lina,
title = {Is Lina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}