Carliss
Carliss is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Carliss are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 22% male / 78% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 85 male / 304 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Carliss
To address Carliss when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carliss," in English, "Guten Tag Carliss," in German. About 22% of people named Carliss are men and 78% 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 Carliss,
German
Guten Tag Carliss,
French
Bonjour Carliss,
Spanish
Estimado/a Carliss:
Chinese
Carliss您好:
Japanese
Carliss様
English
Hi Carliss,
German
Hi Carliss,
French
Salut Carliss,
Spanish
Hola Carliss,
Chinese
Carliss你好:
Japanese
Carliss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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name | 22% |
United States birth data
85 male · 304 female · 389 births recorded
Since 1980: 29% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Carliss a male or female name?
Carliss is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Carliss are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Carliss in an email?
To address Carliss when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carliss," in English, "Guten Tag Carliss," in German. About 22% of people named Carliss are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Carliss a unisex name?
Carliss is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Carliss are men. Carliss 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 Carliss a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carliss (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_carliss,
title = {Is Carliss a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carliss},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}