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Ily

Ily is a female given name: 100% of people named Ily are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium
Male 0%Female 100%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
0% male / 100% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
0 male / 579 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ily

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

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ily,

German

Guten Tag Ily,

French

Bonjour Ily,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ily:

Chinese

Ily您好：

Japanese

Ily様

English

Hi Ily,

German

Hi Ily,

French

Salut Ily,

Spanish

Hola Ily,

Chinese

Ily你好：

Japanese

Ily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 Ily by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name0%

United States birth data

0 male · 579 female · 579 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ily a male or female name?

Ily is a female given name: 100% of people named Ily are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Ily in an email?

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

Is Ily a unisex name?

Ily is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Ily are men. Ily leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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