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Lija

Lija is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Latvia, Serbia
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Lija

If you do not know Lija’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lija,” in English, “Guten Tag Lija,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lija,

German

Guten Tag Lija,

French

Bonjour Lija,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lija:

Chinese

Lija您好：

Japanese

Lija様

English

Hi Lija,

German

Hi Lija,

French

Salut Lija,

Spanish

Hola Lija,

Chinese

Lija你好：

Japanese

Lija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

Classification of Lija by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Latviauncommonwoman's name
Serbiararewoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Lija a male or female name?

Lija is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Lija in an email?

If you do not know Lija’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lija,” in English, “Guten Tag Lija,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Lija a unisex name?

Lija is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

JanisDepends on the countryAndrisMaleMarisDepends on the countryDaceFemaleJurisMaleAivarsMaleAndrejsMaleIlzeFemale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lija a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/lija. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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