Siva
Siva is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Siva are men and 25% 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.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Siva
To address Siva when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Siva," in English, "Guten Tag Siva," in German. About 75% of people named Siva are men and 25% 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 Siva,
German
Guten Tag Siva,
French
Bonjour Siva,
Spanish
Estimado/a Siva:
Chinese
Siva您好:
Japanese
Siva様
English
Hi Siva,
German
Hi Siva,
French
Salut Siva,
Spanish
Hola Siva,
Chinese
Siva你好:
Japanese
Siva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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | man's name | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Siva a male or female name?
Siva is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Siva are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Siva in an email?
To address Siva when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Siva," in English, "Guten Tag Siva," in German. About 75% of people named Siva are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Siva a unisex name?
Siva is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Siva are men. Siva 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 Siva a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/siva (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_siva,
title = {Is Siva a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/siva},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}