Lili
Lili is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Lili are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Lili · Li Li · Li-Li
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 18% male / 82% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, United States, Albania
- Also spelled
- Li Li, Li-Li
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 3,394 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lili
To address Lili when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lili," in English, "Guten Tag Lili," in German. About 18% of people named Lili are men and 82% 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 Lili,
German
Guten Tag Lili,
French
Bonjour Lili,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lili:
Chinese
Lili您好：
Japanese
Lili様
English
Hi Lili,
German
Hi Lili,
French
Salut Lili,
Spanish
Hola Lili,
Chinese
Lili你好：
Japanese
Lili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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 13 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 3,394 female · 3,394 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lili a male or female name?
Lili is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Lili are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Lili in an email?
To address Lili when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lili," in English, "Guten Tag Lili," in German. About 18% of people named Lili are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Lili a unisex name?
Lili is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Lili are men. Lili 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 Lili a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lili (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lili,
title = {Is Lili a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lili},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}