Piotr

Piotr is a male given name: 98% of people named Piotr are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Poland, Belarus, United States
US births since 1880: 720 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Piotr

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Piotr," in English, "Guten Tag Piotr," in German. Piotr is a male given name: about 98% of people named Piotr are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Piotr,

German

Guten Tag Piotr,

French

Bonjour Piotr,

Spanish

Estimado/a Piotr:

Chinese

Piotr您好：

Japanese

Piotr様

English

Hi Piotr,

German

Hi Piotr,

French

Salut Piotr,

Spanish

Hola Piotr,

Chinese

Piotr你好：

Japanese

Piotr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 Piotr by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Poland	common	man's name	98%
Belarus	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
Russia	rare	man's name	98%
Azerbaijan	rare	man's name	98%
Moldova	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

720 male · 0 female · 720 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Piotr a male or female name?

Piotr is a male given name: 98% of people named Piotr are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Piotr in an email?

Is Piotr a unisex name?

Piotr is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Piotr are men. Piotr leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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