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Shy

Shy 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.

FemaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

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

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
26 male / 389 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Shy

If you do not know Shy’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shy,” in English, “Guten Tag Shy,” 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 Shy,

German

Guten Tag Shy,

French

Bonjour Shy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shy:

Chinese

Shy您好：

Japanese

Shy様

English

Hi Shy,

German

Hi Shy,

French

Salut Shy,

Spanish

Hola Shy,

Chinese

Shy你好：

Japanese

Shy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

Classification of Shy by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrarewoman's name

United States birth data

26 male · 389 female · 415 births recorded

Male ≈ 6.3%Female ≈ 93.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 7% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shy a male or female name?

Shy 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 Shy in an email?

If you do not know Shy’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shy,” in English, “Guten Tag Shy,” 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 Shy a unisex name?

Shy 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

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Shy a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shy. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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