Elis
Elis is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Elis are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Elis · Elís
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 86% male / 14% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Albania, Iceland, Finland
- Also spelled
- Elís
- US births since 1880
- 172 male / 182 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Elis
To address Elis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elis," in English, "Guten Tag Elis," in German. About 86% of people named Elis are men and 14% 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 Elis,
German
Guten Tag Elis,
French
Bonjour Elis,
Spanish
Estimado/a Elis:
Chinese
Elis您好：
Japanese
Elis様
English
Hi Elis,
German
Hi Elis,
French
Salut Elis,
Spanish
Hola Elis,
Chinese
Elis你好：
Japanese
Elis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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Iceland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Finland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 75% |
| United States | rare | unisex name | 49% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Norway | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
172 male · 182 female · 354 births recorded
Since 1980: 41% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elis a male or female name?
Elis is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Elis are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Elis in an email?
To address Elis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elis," in English, "Guten Tag Elis," in German. About 86% of people named Elis are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Elis a unisex name?
Elis is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Elis are men. Elis leans strongly male 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 Elis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_elis,
title = {Is Elis a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elis},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}