Emmy
Emmy is a female given name: 99% of people named Emmy are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 7,967 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Emmy
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Emmy," in English, "Guten Tag Emmy," in German. Emmy is a female given name: about 99% of people named Emmy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Emmy,
German
Guten Tag Emmy,
French
Bonjour Emmy,
Spanish
Estimado/a Emmy:
Chinese
Emmy您好：
Japanese
Emmy様
English
Hi Emmy,
German
Hi Emmy,
French
Salut Emmy,
Spanish
Hola Emmy,
Chinese
Emmy你好：
Japanese
Emmy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 | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 7,967 female · 7,967 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Emmy a male or female name?
Emmy is a female given name: 99% of people named Emmy are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Emmy in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Emmy," in English, "Guten Tag Emmy," in German. Emmy is a female given name: about 99% of people named Emmy are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Emmy a unisex name?
Emmy is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Emmy are men. Emmy 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 Emmy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emmy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_emmy,
title = {Is Emmy a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emmy},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}