Todd
Todd 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.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Ireland
- US records 1880–2017
- 281,400 male / 1,060 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Todd
If you do not know Todd’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Todd,” in English, “Guten Tag Todd,” 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 Todd,
German
Guten Tag Todd,
French
Bonjour Todd,
Spanish
Estimado/a Todd:
Chinese
Todd您好：
Japanese
Todd様
English
Hi Todd,
German
Hi Todd,
French
Salut Todd,
Spanish
Hola Todd,
Chinese
Todd你好：
Japanese
Toddさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name |
| Ireland | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
281,400 male · 1,060 female · 282,460 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 99.6% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Todd a male or female name?
Todd 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 Todd in an email?
If you do not know Todd’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Todd,” in English, “Guten Tag Todd,” 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 Todd a unisex name?
Todd 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
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.
DearWho, "Is Todd a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/todd. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_todd,
title = {Is Todd a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/todd},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}