Zéphyr

Zéphyr is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Zéphyr are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 76%Female 24%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 76% male / 24% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, France
US births since 1880: 1,175 male / 399 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Zéphyr

To address Zéphyr when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zéphyr," in English, "Guten Tag Zéphyr," in German. About 76% of people named Zéphyr are men and 24% 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 Zéphyr,

German

Guten Tag Zéphyr,

French

Bonjour Zéphyr,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zéphyr:

Chinese

Zéphyr您好：

Japanese

Zéphyr様

English

Hi Zéphyr,

German

Hi Zéphyr,

French

Salut Zéphyr,

Spanish

Hola Zéphyr,

Chinese

Zéphyr你好：

Japanese

Zéphyr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 Zéphyr by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	75%
France	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,175 male · 399 female · 1,574 births recorded

Male 75%Female 25%

Since 1980: 82% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zéphyr a male or female name?

Zéphyr is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Zéphyr are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zéphyr in an email?

Is Zéphyr a unisex name?

Zéphyr is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Zéphyr are men. Zéphyr 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 Zéphyr a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zephyr (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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