Ravi

Ravi is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Ravi are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 87%Female 13%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 87% male / 13% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: India and Sri Lanka, United States
US births since 1880: 2,763 male / 5 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ravi

To address Ravi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ravi," in English, "Guten Tag Ravi," in German. About 87% of people named Ravi are men and 13% 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 Ravi,

German

Guten Tag Ravi,

French

Bonjour Ravi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ravi:

Chinese

Ravi您好：

Japanese

Ravi様

English

Hi Ravi,

German

Hi Ravi,

French

Salut Ravi,

Spanish

Hola Ravi,

Chinese

Ravi你好：

Japanese

Ravi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 Ravi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
India and Sri Lanka	uncommon	man's name	75%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%

United States birth data

2,763 male · 5 female · 2,768 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ravi a male or female name?

Ravi is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Ravi are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ravi in an email?

Is Ravi a unisex name?

Ravi is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Ravi are men. Ravi 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 Ravi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ravi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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