Gaynor

Gaynor is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Gaynor are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 33%Female 67%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 33% male / 67% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Great Britain, United States
US births since 1880: 95 male / 105 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Gaynor

To address Gaynor when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gaynor," in English, "Guten Tag Gaynor," in German. About 33% of people named Gaynor are men and 67% 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 Gaynor,

German

Guten Tag Gaynor,

French

Bonjour Gaynor,

Spanish

Estimado/a Gaynor:

Chinese

Gaynor您好：

Japanese

Gaynor様

English

Hi Gaynor,

German

Hi Gaynor,

French

Salut Gaynor,

Spanish

Hola Gaynor,

Chinese

Gaynor你好：

Japanese

Gaynor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 Gaynor by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%
United States	rare	unisex name	48%

United States birth data

95 male · 105 female · 200 births recorded

Male 48%Female 52%

Frequently asked questions

Is Gaynor a male or female name?

Gaynor is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Gaynor are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Gaynor in an email?

Is Gaynor a unisex name?

Gaynor is not a unisex name: 33% of people named Gaynor are men. Gaynor leans strongly female 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 Gaynor a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gaynor (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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