Deniz

Deniz is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Deniz are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 28%Female 72%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 28% male / 72% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Turkey, United States, Azerbaijan
US births since 1880: 859 male / 687 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Deniz

To address Deniz when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Deniz," in English, "Guten Tag Deniz," in German. About 28% of people named Deniz are men and 72% 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 Deniz,

German

Guten Tag Deniz,

French

Bonjour Deniz,

Spanish

Estimado/a Deniz:

Chinese

Deniz您好：

Japanese

Deniz様

English

Hi Deniz,

German

Hi Deniz,

French

Salut Deniz,

Spanish

Hola Deniz,

Chinese

Deniz你好：

Japanese

Deniz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 Deniz by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Turkey	common	woman's name	25%
United States	uncommon	unisex name	56%
Azerbaijan	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

859 male · 687 female · 1,546 births recorded

Male 56%Female 44%

Since 1980: 57% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Deniz a male or female name?

Deniz is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Deniz are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Deniz in an email?

Is Deniz a unisex name?

Deniz is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Deniz are men. Deniz leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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