Tomoya
Tomoya 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
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Japan
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tomoya
If you do not know Tomoya’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tomoya,” in English, “Guten Tag Tomoya,” 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 Tomoya,
German
Guten Tag Tomoya,
French
Bonjour Tomoya,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tomoya:
Chinese
Tomoya您好：
Japanese
Tomoya様
English
Hi Tomoya,
German
Hi Tomoya,
French
Salut Tomoya,
Spanish
Hola Tomoya,
Chinese
Tomoya你好：
Japanese
Tomoya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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | uncommon | man's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tomoya a male or female name?
Tomoya 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 Tomoya in an email?
If you do not know Tomoya’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tomoya,” in English, “Guten Tag Tomoya,” 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 Tomoya a unisex name?
Tomoya 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 Tomoya a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/tomoya. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tomoya,
title = {Is Tomoya a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/tomoya},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}