Alexis

Alexis is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Alexis are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 16%Female 84%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 16% male / 84% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, France, Greece
US births since 1880: 62,928 male / 336,623 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Alexis

To address Alexis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alexis," in English, "Guten Tag Alexis," in German. About 16% of people named Alexis are men and 84% 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 Alexis,

German

Guten Tag Alexis,

French

Bonjour Alexis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alexis:

Chinese

Alexis您好：

Japanese

Alexis様

English

Hi Alexis,

German

Hi Alexis,

French

Salut Alexis,

Spanish

Hola Alexis,

Chinese

Alexis你好：

Japanese

Alexis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 Alexis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	16%
France	uncommon	man's name	98%
Greece	uncommon	man's name	98%
Belgium	rare	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%
Luxembourg	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%
Malta	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

62,928 male · 336,623 female · 399,551 births recorded

Male 16%Female 84%

Since 1980: 15% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alexis a male or female name?

Alexis is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Alexis are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Alexis in an email?

Is Alexis a unisex name?

Alexis is not a unisex name: 16% of people named Alexis are men. Alexis leans strongly female 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 Alexis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alexis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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