Ramsay

Ramsay is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Ramsay are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 89%Female 11%

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

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 310 male / 48 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ramsay

To address Ramsay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ramsay," in English, "Guten Tag Ramsay," in German. About 89% of people named Ramsay are men and 11% 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 Ramsay,

German

Guten Tag Ramsay,

French

Bonjour Ramsay,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ramsay:

Chinese

Ramsay您好：

Japanese

Ramsay様

English

Hi Ramsay,

German

Hi Ramsay,

French

Salut Ramsay,

Spanish

Hola Ramsay,

Chinese

Ramsay你好：

Japanese

Ramsay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 Ramsay by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	87%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

310 male · 48 female · 358 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 84% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ramsay a male or female name?

Ramsay is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Ramsay are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ramsay in an email?

Is Ramsay a unisex name?

Ramsay is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Ramsay are men. Ramsay 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 Ramsay a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ramsay (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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