Dea
Dea is a female given name: 94% of people named Dea are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 6% male / 94% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Korea, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 17 male / 1,682 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dea
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dea," in English, "Guten Tag Dea," in German. Dea is a female given name: about 94% of people named Dea are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dea,
German
Guten Tag Dea,
French
Bonjour Dea,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dea:
Chinese
Dea您好：
Japanese
Dea様
English
Hi Dea,
German
Hi Dea,
French
Salut Dea,
Spanish
Hola Dea,
Chinese
Dea你好：
Japanese
Dea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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 1% |
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
17 male · 1,682 female · 1,699 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dea a male or female name?
Dea is a female given name: 94% of people named Dea are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Dea in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dea," in English, "Guten Tag Dea," in German. Dea is a female given name: about 94% of people named Dea are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Dea a unisex name?
Dea is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Dea are men. Dea 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 Dea a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dea (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dea,
title = {Is Dea a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dea},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}