Iva
Iva is a female given name: 98% of people named Iva are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
Iva · Íva
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Croatia, Czech Republic
- Also spelled
- Íva
- US births since 1880
- 564 male / 37,508 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Iva
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Iva," in English, "Guten Tag Iva," in German. Iva is a female given name: about 98% of people named Iva are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Iva,
German
Guten Tag Iva,
French
Bonjour Iva,
Spanish
Estimado/a Iva:
Chinese
Iva您好：
Japanese
Iva様
English
Hi Iva,
German
Hi Iva,
French
Salut Iva,
Spanish
Hola Iva,
Chinese
Iva你好：
Japanese
Iva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 | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
564 male · 37,508 female · 38,072 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Iva a male or female name?
Iva is a female given name: 98% of people named Iva are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Iva in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Iva," in English, "Guten Tag Iva," in German. Iva is a female given name: about 98% of people named Iva are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Iva a unisex name?
Iva is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Iva are men. Iva leans strongly female 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 Iva a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/iva (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_iva,
title = {Is Iva a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/iva},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}