Liya
Liya is a female given name: 94% of people named Liya are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.
Liya · Li Ya · Li-Ya
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 6% male / 94% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Armenia, United States, China
- Also spelled
- Li Ya, Li-Ya
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,343 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Liya
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Liya," in English, "Guten Tag Liya," in German. Liya is a female given name: about 94% of people named Liya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Liya,
German
Guten Tag Liya,
French
Bonjour Liya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Liya:
Chinese
Liya您好：
Japanese
Liya様
English
Hi Liya,
German
Hi Liya,
French
Salut Liya,
Spanish
Hola Liya,
Chinese
Liya你好：
Japanese
Liya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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,343 female · 1,343 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Liya a male or female name?
Liya is a female given name: 94% of people named Liya are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Liya in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Liya," in English, "Guten Tag Liya," in German. Liya is a female given name: about 94% of people named Liya are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Liya a unisex name?
Liya is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Liya are men. Liya 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 Liya a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/liya (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_liya,
title = {Is Liya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/liya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}