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Siva

Siva is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly maleLow

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
Mostly male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
India and Sri Lanka
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Siva

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

German

Guten Tag Siva,

French

Bonjour Siva,

Spanish

Estimado/a Siva:

Chinese

Siva您好：

Japanese

Siva様

English

Hi Siva,

German

Hi Siva,

French

Salut Siva,

Spanish

Hola Siva,

Chinese

Siva你好：

Japanese

Siva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 Siva by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
India and Sri Lankarareman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Siva a male or female name?

Siva is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Siva in an email?

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

Siva is classified as generally male 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

KumarMaleAshaFemaleRajMostly maleVijayMostly maleSunitaFemaleNeelamFemaleSangeetaFemaleUshaFemale

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

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