Gerry
Gerry is a unisex given name: about 69% of people named Gerry are men and 31% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 69% male / 31% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 14,385 male / 6,656 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gerry
To address Gerry when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gerry," in English, "Guten Tag Gerry," in German. About 69% of people named Gerry are men and 31% 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 Gerry,
German
Guten Tag Gerry,
French
Bonjour Gerry,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gerry:
Chinese
Gerry您好：
Japanese
Gerry様
English
Hi Gerry,
German
Hi Gerry,
French
Salut Gerry,
Spanish
Hola Gerry,
Chinese
Gerry你好：
Japanese
Gerry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 | man's name | 68% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
14,385 male · 6,656 female · 21,041 births recorded
Since 1980: 94% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gerry a male or female name?
Gerry is a unisex given name: about 69% of people named Gerry are men and 31% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Gerry in an email?
To address Gerry when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gerry," in English, "Guten Tag Gerry," in German. About 69% of people named Gerry are men and 31% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Gerry a unisex name?
Gerry is not a unisex name: 69% of people named Gerry are men. Gerry 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 Gerry a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gerry (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gerry,
title = {Is Gerry a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gerry},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}