Riza
Riza is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Riza are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Riza · Rıza
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 90% male / 10% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, Albania, Kosovo
- Also spelled
- Rıza
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Riza
To address Riza when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Riza," in English, "Guten Tag Riza," in German. About 90% of people named Riza are men and 10% 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 Riza,
German
Guten Tag Riza,
French
Bonjour Riza,
Spanish
Estimado/a Riza:
Chinese
Riza您好:
Japanese
Riza様
English
Hi Riza,
German
Hi Riza,
French
Salut Riza,
Spanish
Hola Riza,
Chinese
Riza你好:
Japanese
Riza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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Riza a male or female name?
Riza is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Riza are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Riza in an email?
To address Riza when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Riza," in English, "Guten Tag Riza," in German. About 90% of people named Riza are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Riza a unisex name?
Riza is not a unisex name: 90% of people named Riza are men. Riza 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 Riza a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/riza (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_riza,
title = {Is Riza a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/riza},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}