Aliya
Aliya is a female given name: 99% of people named Aliya are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, United States, Azerbaijan
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 8,507 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Aliya
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Aliya," in English, "Guten Tag Aliya," in German. Aliya is a female given name: about 99% of people named Aliya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Aliya,
German
Guten Tag Aliya,
French
Bonjour Aliya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Aliya:
Chinese
Aliya您好：
Japanese
Aliya様
English
Hi Aliya,
German
Hi Aliya,
French
Salut Aliya,
Spanish
Hola Aliya,
Chinese
Aliya你好：
Japanese
Aliya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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 8,507 female · 8,507 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Aliya a male or female name?
Aliya is a female given name: 99% of people named Aliya are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Aliya in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Aliya," in English, "Guten Tag Aliya," in German. Aliya is a female given name: about 99% of people named Aliya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Aliya a unisex name?
Aliya is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Aliya are men. Aliya 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 Aliya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/aliya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_aliya,
title = {Is Aliya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/aliya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}