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Ila

Ila is a female given name: 100% of people named Ila are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 0%Female 100%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
0% male / 100% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, India and Sri Lanka, Great Britain
US births since 1880
60 male / 22,218 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ila

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ila," in English, "Guten Tag Ila," in German. Ila is a female given name: about 100% of people named Ila are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ila,

German

Guten Tag Ila,

French

Bonjour Ila,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ila:

Chinese

Ila您好：

Japanese

Ila様

English

Hi Ila,

German

Hi Ila,

French

Salut Ila,

Spanish

Hola Ila,

Chinese

Ila你好：

Japanese

Ila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 Ila by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name0%
India and Sri Lankararewoman's name2%
Great Britainrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

60 male · 22,218 female · 22,278 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ila a male or female name?

Ila is a female given name: 100% of people named Ila are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Ila in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ila," in English, "Guten Tag Ila," in German. Ila is a female given name: about 100% of people named Ila are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Ila a unisex name?

Ila is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Ila are men. Ila 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 Ila a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ila (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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