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Yer

Yer is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Yer are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 20%Female 80%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
20% male / 80% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
142 male / 572 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Yer

To address Yer when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yer," in English, "Guten Tag Yer," in German. About 20% of people named Yer are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Yer,

German

Guten Tag Yer,

French

Bonjour Yer,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yer:

Chinese

Yer您好：

Japanese

Yer様

English

Hi Yer,

German

Hi Yer,

French

Salut Yer,

Spanish

Hola Yer,

Chinese

Yer你好：

Japanese

Yer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 Yer by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name20%

United States birth data

142 male · 572 female · 714 births recorded

Male 20%Female 80%

Since 1980: 20% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yer a male or female name?

Yer is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Yer are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yer in an email?

To address Yer when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yer," in English, "Guten Tag Yer," in German. About 20% of people named Yer are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Yer a unisex name?

Yer is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Yer are men. Yer leans strongly female overall.

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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

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

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