Paris
Paris is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Paris are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 25% male / 75% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Greece
- US births since 1880
- 8,733 male / 27,850 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Paris
To address Paris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Paris," in English, "Guten Tag Paris," in German. About 25% of people named Paris are men and 75% 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 Paris,
German
Guten Tag Paris,
French
Bonjour Paris,
Spanish
Estimado/a Paris:
Chinese
Paris您好：
Japanese
Paris様
English
Hi Paris,
German
Hi Paris,
French
Salut Paris,
Spanish
Hola Paris,
Chinese
Paris你好：
Japanese
Paris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 | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | unisex name | 24% |
| Greece | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
8,733 male · 27,850 female · 36,583 births recorded
Since 1980: 17% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Paris a male or female name?
Paris is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Paris are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Paris in an email?
To address Paris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Paris," in English, "Guten Tag Paris," in German. About 25% of people named Paris are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Paris a unisex name?
Paris is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Paris are men. Paris leans strongly female overall.
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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Paris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_paris,
title = {Is Paris a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paris},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}