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Nealy

Nealy is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Nealy are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 23%Female 77%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
23% male / 77% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
83 male / 284 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Nealy

To address Nealy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nealy," in English, "Guten Tag Nealy," in German. About 23% of people named Nealy are men and 77% 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 Nealy,

German

Guten Tag Nealy,

French

Bonjour Nealy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nealy:

Chinese

Nealy您好：

Japanese

Nealy様

English

Hi Nealy,

German

Hi Nealy,

French

Salut Nealy,

Spanish

Hola Nealy,

Chinese

Nealy你好：

Japanese

Nealy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 Nealy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrarewoman's name23%

United States birth data

83 male · 284 female · 367 births recorded

Male 23%Female 77%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nealy a male or female name?

Nealy is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Nealy are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nealy in an email?

To address Nealy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nealy," in English, "Guten Tag Nealy," in German. About 23% of people named Nealy are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Nealy a unisex name?

Nealy is not a unisex name: 23% of people named Nealy are men. Nealy leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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