Dodd
Dodd is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 306 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dodd
If you do not know Dodd’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dodd,” in English, “Guten Tag Dodd,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dodd,
German
Guten Tag Dodd,
French
Bonjour Dodd,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dodd:
Chinese
Dodd您好：
Japanese
Dodd様
English
Hi Dodd,
German
Hi Dodd,
French
Salut Dodd,
Spanish
Hola Dodd,
Chinese
Dodd你好：
Japanese
Dodd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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
306 male · 0 female · 306 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Dodd a male or female name?
Dodd is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Dodd in an email?
If you do not know Dodd’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Dodd,” in English, “Guten Tag Dodd,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Dodd a unisex name?
Dodd is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Dodd a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/dodd. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dodd,
title = {Is Dodd a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/dodd},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}