Wally

Wally is a male given name: 93% of people named Wally are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 93%Female 7%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 93% male / 7% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Norway, Malta
US births since 1880: 4,840 male / 147 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Wally

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Wally," in English, "Guten Tag Wally," in German. Wally is a male given name: about 93% of people named Wally are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Wally,

German

Guten Tag Wally,

French

Bonjour Wally,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wally:

Chinese

Wally您好：

Japanese

Wally様

English

Hi Wally,

German

Hi Wally,

French

Salut Wally,

Spanish

Hola Wally,

Chinese

Wally你好：

Japanese

Wally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 Wally by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	97%
Norway	rare	woman's name	2%
Malta	rare	man's name	75%
Netherlands	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

4,840 male · 147 female · 4,987 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wally a male or female name?

Wally is a male given name: 93% of people named Wally are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Wally in an email?

Is Wally a unisex name?

Wally is not a unisex name: 93% of people named Wally are men. Wally leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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