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Orlie

Orlie is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Orlie are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 78%Female 22%

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

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
78% male / 22% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Israel
US births since 1880
345 male / 12 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Orlie

To address Orlie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Orlie," in English, "Guten Tag Orlie," in German. About 78% of people named Orlie are men and 22% 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 Orlie,

German

Guten Tag Orlie,

French

Bonjour Orlie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Orlie:

Chinese

Orlie您好：

Japanese

Orlie様

English

Hi Orlie,

German

Hi Orlie,

French

Salut Orlie,

Spanish

Hola Orlie,

Chinese

Orlie你好：

Japanese

Orlie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 Orlie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name97%
Israelrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

345 male · 12 female · 357 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Frequently asked questions

Is Orlie a male or female name?

Orlie is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Orlie are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Orlie in an email?

To address Orlie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Orlie," in English, "Guten Tag Orlie," in German. About 78% of people named Orlie are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Orlie a unisex name?

Orlie is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Orlie are men. Orlie leans strongly male overall.

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

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