Elias
Elias is a male given name: 100% of people named Elias are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Elias · Elías
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Iceland, Finland
- Also spelled
- Elías
- US births since 1880
- 75,489 male / 170 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Elias
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elias," in English, "Guten Tag Elias," in German. Elias is a male given name: about 100% of people named Elias are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Elias,
German
Guten Tag Elias,
French
Bonjour Elias,
Spanish
Estimado/a Elias:
Chinese
Elias您好：
Japanese
Elias様
English
Hi Elias,
German
Hi Elias,
French
Salut Elias,
Spanish
Hola Elias,
Chinese
Elias你好：
Japanese
Elias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 | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Iceland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Finland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Greece | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
75,489 male · 170 female · 75,659 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elias a male or female name?
Elias is a male given name: 100% of people named Elias are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Elias in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elias," in English, "Guten Tag Elias," in German. Elias is a male given name: about 100% of people named Elias are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Elias a unisex name?
Elias is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Elias are men. Elias leans strongly male 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 Elias a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elias (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_elias,
title = {Is Elias a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elias},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}