Shia
Shia is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 1,198 male / 730 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shia
If you do not know Shia’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shia,” in English, “Guten Tag Shia,” 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 Shia,
German
Guten Tag Shia,
French
Bonjour Shia,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shia:
Chinese
Shia您好：
Japanese
Shia様
English
Hi Shia,
German
Hi Shia,
French
Salut Shia,
Spanish
Hola Shia,
Chinese
Shia你好：
Japanese
Shia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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name |
United States birth data
1,198 male · 730 female · 1,928 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 62% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shia a male or female name?
Shia is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Shia in an email?
If you do not know Shia’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shia,” in English, “Guten Tag Shia,” 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 Shia a unisex name?
Shia is classified as a unisex name in our dataset. This does not establish a 50:50 population split. The country table shows the individual source classifications.
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 (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.
DearWho, "Is Shia a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shia. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shia,
title = {Is Shia a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/shia},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}