Farris

Farris is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Farris are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 85%Female 15%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 85% male / 15% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 2,898 male / 517 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Farris

To address Farris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Farris," in English, "Guten Tag Farris," in German. About 85% of people named Farris are men and 15% 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 Farris,

German

Guten Tag Farris,

French

Bonjour Farris,

Spanish

Estimado/a Farris:

Chinese

Farris您好：

Japanese

Farris様

English

Hi Farris,

German

Hi Farris,

French

Salut Farris,

Spanish

Hola Farris,

Chinese

Farris你好：

Japanese

Farris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 Farris by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	85%

United States birth data

2,898 male · 517 female · 3,415 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 84% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Farris a male or female name?

Farris is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Farris are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Farris in an email?

Is Farris a unisex name?

Farris is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Farris are men. Farris leans strongly male 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 Farris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/farris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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