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Addis

Addis is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Addis are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 72%Female 28%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
72% male / 28% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
391 male / 152 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Addis

To address Addis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Addis," in English, "Guten Tag Addis," in German. About 72% of people named Addis are men and 28% 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 Addis,

German

Guten Tag Addis,

French

Bonjour Addis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Addis:

Chinese

Addis您好：

Japanese

Addis様

English

Hi Addis,

German

Hi Addis,

French

Salut Addis,

Spanish

Hola Addis,

Chinese

Addis你好：

Japanese

Addis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 Addis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name72%

United States birth data

391 male · 152 female · 543 births recorded

Male 72%Female 28%

Since 1980: 71% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Addis a male or female name?

Addis is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Addis are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Addis in an email?

To address Addis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Addis," in English, "Guten Tag Addis," in German. About 72% of people named Addis are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Addis a unisex name?

Addis is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Addis are men. Addis leans strongly male 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 Addis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/addis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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