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Milja

Milja 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.

FemaleLow

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

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Finland, Estonia, Netherlands
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Milja

If you do not know Milja’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Milja,” in English, “Guten Tag Milja,” 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 Milja,

German

Guten Tag Milja,

French

Bonjour Milja,

Spanish

Estimado/a Milja:

Chinese

Milja您好：

Japanese

Milja様

English

Hi Milja,

German

Hi Milja,

French

Salut Milja,

Spanish

Hola Milja,

Chinese

Milja你好：

Japanese

Milja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 Milja by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Finlandrarewoman's name
Estoniararewoman's name
Netherlandsrarewoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Milja a male or female name?

Milja 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 Milja in an email?

If you do not know Milja’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Milja,” in English, “Guten Tag Milja,” 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 Milja a unisex name?

Milja 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

HelenaFemaleJuhaniMaleJohannesMaleAnneliFemaleLeenaFemaleMarjaFemaleLiisaFemaleMattiDepends on the country

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

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