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Zia

Zia is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Zia are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 20%Female 80%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
20% male / 80% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880
211 male / 1,873 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Zia

To address Zia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zia," in English, "Guten Tag Zia," in German. About 20% of people named Zia are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Zia,

German

Guten Tag Zia,

French

Bonjour Zia,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zia:

Chinese

Zia您好：

Japanese

Zia様

English

Hi Zia,

German

Hi Zia,

French

Salut Zia,

Spanish

Hola Zia,

Chinese

Zia你好：

Japanese

Zia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

Gender of the name Zia by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name10%
Arabic and Persian countriesrareman's name98%

United States birth data

211 male · 1,873 female · 2,084 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 10% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zia a male or female name?

Zia is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Zia are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zia in an email?

To address Zia when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zia," in English, "Guten Tag Zia," in German. About 20% of people named Zia are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Zia a unisex name?

Zia is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Zia are men. Zia leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Zia a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zia (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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