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Carlis

Carlis is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Carlis are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 87%Female 13%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
87% male / 13% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,221 male / 178 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Carlis

To address Carlis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carlis," in English, "Guten Tag Carlis," in German. About 87% of people named Carlis are men and 13% 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 Carlis,

German

Guten Tag Carlis,

French

Bonjour Carlis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carlis:

Chinese

Carlis您好：

Japanese

Carlis様

English

Hi Carlis,

German

Hi Carlis,

French

Salut Carlis,

Spanish

Hola Carlis,

Chinese

Carlis你好：

Japanese

Carlis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 Carlis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name87%

United States birth data

1,221 male · 178 female · 1,399 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carlis a male or female name?

Carlis is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Carlis are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Carlis in an email?

To address Carlis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carlis," in English, "Guten Tag Carlis," in German. About 87% of people named Carlis are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Carlis a unisex name?

Carlis is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Carlis are men. Carlis leans strongly male 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 Carlis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carlis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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