Anny
Anny is a female given name: 98% of people named Anny are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Anny · Anný
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- Anný
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,129 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Anny
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anny," in English, "Guten Tag Anny," in German. Anny is a female given name: about 98% of people named Anny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Anny,
German
Guten Tag Anny,
French
Bonjour Anny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Anny:
Chinese
Anny您好：
Japanese
Anny様
English
Hi Anny,
German
Hi Anny,
French
Salut Anny,
Spanish
Hola Anny,
Chinese
Anny你好：
Japanese
Anny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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,129 female · 1,129 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Anny a male or female name?
Anny is a female given name: 98% of people named Anny are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Anny in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anny," in English, "Guten Tag Anny," in German. Anny is a female given name: about 98% of people named Anny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Anny a unisex name?
Anny is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Anny are men. Anny 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 Anny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_anny,
title = {Is Anny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}