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Marlis

Marlis is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Switzerland, Germany, United States
US records 1880–2017
0 male / 846 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Marlis

If you do not know Marlis’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marlis,” in English, “Guten Tag Marlis,” 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 Marlis,

German

Guten Tag Marlis,

French

Bonjour Marlis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Marlis:

Chinese

Marlis您好：

Japanese

Marlis様

English

Hi Marlis,

German

Hi Marlis,

French

Salut Marlis,

Spanish

Hola Marlis,

Chinese

Marlis你好：

Japanese

Marlis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

Classification of Marlis by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Switzerlanduncommonwoman's name
Germanyuncommonwoman's name
United Statesuncommonwoman's name
East Frisiararewoman's name
Austriararewoman's name

United States birth data

0 male · 846 female · 846 births recorded

Male ≈ 0%Female ≈ 100%

Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Marlis a male or female name?

Marlis is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Marlis in an email?

If you do not know Marlis’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marlis,” in English, “Guten Tag Marlis,” 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 Marlis a unisex name?

Marlis is classified as generally female 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

HansMaleBrunoMaleUrsulaFemaleFritzMaleMargritFemaleChristophMaleUrsMaleVerenaFemale

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Marlis a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/marlis. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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