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Ryo

Ryo is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Ryo are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 60%Female 40%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
60% male / 40% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, United States
US births since 1880
618 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ryo

To address Ryo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ryo," in English, "Guten Tag Ryo," in German. About 60% of people named Ryo are men and 40% 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 Ryo,

German

Guten Tag Ryo,

French

Bonjour Ryo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ryo:

Chinese

Ryo您好：

Japanese

Ryo様

English

Hi Ryo,

German

Hi Ryo,

French

Salut Ryo,

Spanish

Hola Ryo,

Chinese

Ryo你好：

Japanese

Ryo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 Ryo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanuncommonunisex name50%
United Statesuncommonman's name100%

United States birth data

618 male · 0 female · 618 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ryo a male or female name?

Ryo is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Ryo are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ryo in an email?

To address Ryo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ryo," in English, "Guten Tag Ryo," in German. About 60% of people named Ryo are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ryo a unisex name?

Ryo is a unisex name: 60% of people named Ryo are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

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

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