Issa

Issa is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Issa are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 89%Female 11%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 1,539 male / 429 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Issa

To address Issa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Issa," in English, "Guten Tag Issa," in German. About 89% of people named Issa are men and 11% 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 Issa,

German

Guten Tag Issa,

French

Bonjour Issa,

Spanish

Estimado/a Issa:

Chinese

Issa您好：

Japanese

Issa様

English

Hi Issa,

German

Hi Issa,

French

Salut Issa,

Spanish

Hola Issa,

Chinese

Issa你好：

Japanese

Issa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 Issa by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	78%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,539 male · 429 female · 1,968 births recorded

Male 78%Female 22%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Issa a male or female name?

Issa is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Issa are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Issa in an email?

Is Issa a unisex name?

Issa is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Issa are men. Issa leans strongly male 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 Issa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/issa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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