Elia

Elia is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Elia are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 10%Female 90%

Elia · Élia

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Italy, Azerbaijan
Also spelled: Élia
US births since 1880: 845 male / 6,914 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elia

To address Elia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elia," in English, "Guten Tag Elia," in German. About 10% of people named Elia are men and 90% 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 Elia,

German

Guten Tag Elia,

French

Bonjour Elia,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elia:

Chinese

Elia您好：

Japanese

Elia様

English

Hi Elia,

German

Hi Elia,

French

Salut Elia,

Spanish

Hola Elia,

Chinese

Elia你好：

Japanese

Eliaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Elia by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	11%
Italy	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Azerbaijan	rare	woman's name	2%
Spain	rare	woman's name	2%
Georgia	rare	woman's name	2%
Malta	rare	woman's name	2%
Switzerland	rare	woman's name	2%
Germany	rare	woman's name	2%
Portugal	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

845 male · 6,914 female · 7,759 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 12% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elia a male or female name?

Elia is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Elia are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Elia in an email?

Is Elia a unisex name?

Elia is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Elia are men. Elia leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Elia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_elia,
  title  = {Is Elia a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elia},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}