Gray
Gray is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 3,932 male / 400 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gray
If you do not know Gray’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Gray,” in English, “Guten Tag Gray,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Gray,
German
Guten Tag Gray,
French
Bonjour Gray,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gray:
Chinese
Gray您好：
Japanese
Gray様
English
Hi Gray,
German
Hi Gray,
French
Salut Gray,
Spanish
Hola Gray,
Chinese
Gray你好：
Japanese
Gray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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
3,932 male · 400 female · 4,332 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 86.6% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gray a male or female name?
Gray is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Gray in an email?
If you do not know Gray’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Gray,” in English, “Guten Tag Gray,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Gray a unisex name?
Gray is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Gray a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/gray. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gray,
title = {Is Gray a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/gray},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}