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Liz

Liz is a female given name: 99% of people named Liz are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 1%Female 99%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
1% male / 99% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880
0 male / 9,015 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Liz

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Liz," in English, "Guten Tag Liz," in German. Liz is a female given name: about 99% of people named Liz are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Liz,

German

Guten Tag Liz,

French

Bonjour Liz,

Spanish

Estimado/a Liz:

Chinese

Liz您好：

Japanese

Liz様

English

Hi Liz,

German

Hi Liz,

French

Salut Liz,

Spanish

Hola Liz,

Chinese

Liz你好：

Japanese

Liz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 Liz by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name0%
Great Britainuncommonwoman's name2%
Irelanduncommonwoman's name2%

United States birth data

0 male · 9,015 female · 9,015 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Liz a male or female name?

Liz is a female given name: 99% of people named Liz are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Liz in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Liz," in English, "Guten Tag Liz," in German. Liz is a female given name: about 99% of people named Liz are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Liz a unisex name?

Liz is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Liz are men. Liz leans strongly female overall.

Related names

ElizabethFemaleMariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMale

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 Liz a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/liz (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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