Nica
Nica is a unisex given name: about 40% of people named Nica are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Nica · Nică
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 40% male / 60% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Romania, United States, Italy
- Also spelled
- Nică
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 215 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nica
To address Nica when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nica," in English, "Guten Tag Nica," in German. About 40% of people named Nica are men and 60% 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 Nica,
German
Guten Tag Nica,
French
Bonjour Nica,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nica:
Chinese
Nica您好：
Japanese
Nica様
English
Hi Nica,
German
Hi Nica,
French
Salut Nica,
Spanish
Hola Nica,
Chinese
Nica你好：
Japanese
Nica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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 215 female · 215 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nica a male or female name?
Nica is a unisex given name: about 40% of people named Nica are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Nica in an email?
To address Nica when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nica," in English, "Guten Tag Nica," in German. About 40% of people named Nica are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Nica a unisex name?
Nica is a unisex name: 40% of people named Nica are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Nica a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nica (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nica,
title = {Is Nica a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nica},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}