Erny
Erny is a female given name: 96% of people named Erny are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Luxembourg, Switzerland, Netherlands
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Erny
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Erny," in English, "Guten Tag Erny," in German. Erny is a female given name: about 96% of people named Erny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Erny,
German
Guten Tag Erny,
French
Bonjour Erny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Erny:
Chinese
Erny您好：
Japanese
Erny様
English
Hi Erny,
German
Hi Erny,
French
Salut Erny,
Spanish
Hola Erny,
Chinese
Erny你好：
Japanese
Erny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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Erny a male or female name?
Erny is a female given name: 96% of people named Erny are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Erny in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Erny," in English, "Guten Tag Erny," in German. Erny is a female given name: about 96% of people named Erny are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Erny a unisex name?
Erny is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Erny are men. Erny 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 Erny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/erny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_erny,
title = {Is Erny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/erny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}