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Shia

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

UnisexMedium
Male 62%Female 38%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
62% male / 38% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,198 male / 730 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Shia

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

German

Guten Tag Shia,

French

Bonjour Shia,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shia:

Chinese

Shia您好：

Japanese

Shia様

English

Hi Shia,

German

Hi Shia,

French

Salut Shia,

Spanish

Hola Shia,

Chinese

Shia你好：

Japanese

Shia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 Shia by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name62%

United States birth data

1,198 male · 730 female · 1,928 births recorded

Male 62%Female 38%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shia a male or female name?

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

How do I address Shia in an email?

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

Is Shia a unisex name?

Shia is a unisex name: 62% of people named Shia are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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