Vidya
Vidya is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Vidya are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 13% male / 87% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka, United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 405 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Vidya
To address Vidya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vidya," in English, "Guten Tag Vidya," in German. About 13% of people named Vidya are men and 87% 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 Vidya,
German
Guten Tag Vidya,
French
Bonjour Vidya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Vidya:
Chinese
Vidya您好：
Japanese
Vidya様
English
Hi Vidya,
German
Hi Vidya,
French
Salut Vidya,
Spanish
Hola Vidya,
Chinese
Vidya你好：
Japanese
Vidya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 | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 405 female · 405 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vidya a male or female name?
Vidya is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Vidya are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Vidya in an email?
To address Vidya when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vidya," in English, "Guten Tag Vidya," in German. About 13% of people named Vidya are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Vidya a unisex name?
Vidya is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Vidya are men. Vidya 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 Vidya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vidya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_vidya,
title = {Is Vidya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vidya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}