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Ia

Ia is a female given name: 98% of people named Ia are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 2%Female 98%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
2% male / 98% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Georgia, United States
US births since 1880
0 male / 144 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ia

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ia," in English, "Guten Tag Ia," in German. Ia is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ia,

German

Guten Tag Ia,

French

Bonjour Ia,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ia:

Chinese

Ia您好：

Japanese

Ia様

English

Hi Ia,

German

Hi Ia,

French

Salut Ia,

Spanish

Hola Ia,

Chinese

Ia你好：

Japanese

Ia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 Ia by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Georgiacommonwoman's name2%
United Statesrarewoman's name0%

United States birth data

0 male · 144 female · 144 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ia a male or female name?

Ia is a female given name: 98% of people named Ia are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Ia in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ia," in English, "Guten Tag Ia," in German. Ia is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Ia a unisex name?

Ia is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Ia are men. Ia leans strongly female overall.

Related names

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

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