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Sir

Sir is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

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

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
1,387 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Sir

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

German

Guten Tag Sir,

French

Bonjour Sir,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sir:

Chinese

Sir您好：

Japanese

Sir様

English

Hi Sir,

German

Hi Sir,

French

Salut Sir,

Spanish

Hola Sir,

Chinese

Sir你好：

Japanese

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

United States birth data

1,387 male · 0 female · 1,387 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sir a male or female name?

Sir is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Sir in an email?

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

Sir is classified as generally male 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 Sir a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/sir. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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