Danila
Danila is a unisex given name: about 65% of people named Danila are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 65% male / 35% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Russia, Italy, Belarus
- US births since 1880
- 32 male / 133 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Danila
To address Danila when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Danila," in English, "Guten Tag Danila," in German. About 65% of people named Danila are men and 35% 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 Danila,
German
Guten Tag Danila,
French
Bonjour Danila,
Spanish
Estimado/a Danila:
Chinese
Danila您好：
Japanese
Danila様
English
Hi Danila,
German
Hi Danila,
French
Salut Danila,
Spanish
Hola Danila,
Chinese
Danila你好：
Japanese
Danila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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 19% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
32 male · 133 female · 165 births recorded
Since 1980: 21% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Danila a male or female name?
Danila is a unisex given name: about 65% of people named Danila are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Danila in an email?
To address Danila when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Danila," in English, "Guten Tag Danila," in German. About 65% of people named Danila are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Danila a unisex name?
Danila is a unisex name: 65% of people named Danila are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Danila a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/danila (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_danila,
title = {Is Danila a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/danila},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}