Promise
Promise 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.
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
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 221 male / 3,663 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Promise
If you do not know Promise’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Promise,” in English, “Guten Tag Promise,” 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 Promise,
German
Guten Tag Promise,
French
Bonjour Promise,
Spanish
Estimado/a Promise:
Chinese
Promise您好：
Japanese
Promise様
English
Hi Promise,
German
Hi Promise,
French
Salut Promise,
Spanish
Hola Promise,
Chinese
Promise你好：
Japanese
Promise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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name |
United States birth data
221 male · 3,663 female · 3,884 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 5.8% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Promise a male or female name?
Promise 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 Promise in an email?
If you do not know Promise’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Promise,” in English, “Guten Tag Promise,” 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 Promise a unisex name?
Promise 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
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.
DearWho, "Is Promise a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/promise. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_promise,
title = {Is Promise a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/promise},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}