Livia
Livia is a female given name: 99% of people named Livia are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Livia · Lívia
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Hungary, Romania
- Also spelled
- Lívia
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 7,430 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Livia
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Livia," in English, "Guten Tag Livia," in German. Livia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Livia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Livia,
German
Guten Tag Livia,
French
Bonjour Livia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Livia:
Chinese
Livia您好：
Japanese
Livia様
English
Hi Livia,
German
Hi Livia,
French
Salut Livia,
Spanish
Hola Livia,
Chinese
Livia你好：
Japanese
Livia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 | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Hungary | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 7,430 female · 7,430 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Livia a male or female name?
Livia is a female given name: 99% of people named Livia are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Livia in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Livia," in English, "Guten Tag Livia," in German. Livia is a female given name: about 99% of people named Livia are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Livia a unisex name?
Livia is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Livia are men. Livia 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 Livia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/livia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_livia,
title = {Is Livia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/livia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}