Keir
Keir 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
- 942 male / 64 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Keir
If you do not know Keir’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Keir,” in English, “Guten Tag Keir,” 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 Keir,
German
Guten Tag Keir,
French
Bonjour Keir,
Spanish
Estimado/a Keir:
Chinese
Keir您好：
Japanese
Keir様
English
Hi Keir,
German
Hi Keir,
French
Salut Keir,
Spanish
Hola Keir,
Chinese
Keir你好：
Japanese
Keir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
942 male · 64 female · 1,006 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 98.2% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Keir a male or female name?
Keir 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 Keir in an email?
If you do not know Keir’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Keir,” in English, “Guten Tag Keir,” 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 Keir a unisex name?
Keir 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 Keir a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/keir. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_keir,
title = {Is Keir a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/keir},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}