Alis

Alis is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Alis are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 15%Female 85%

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

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 15% male / 85% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Lithuania
US births since 1880: 5 male / 330 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Alis

To address Alis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alis," in English, "Guten Tag Alis," in German. About 15% of people named Alis are men and 85% 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 Alis,

German

Guten Tag Alis,

French

Bonjour Alis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alis:

Chinese

Alis您好：

Japanese

Alis様

English

Hi Alis,

German

Hi Alis,

French

Salut Alis,

Spanish

Hola Alis,

Chinese

Alis你好：

Japanese

Alis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 Alis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	2%
Denmark	rare	woman's name	2%
Lithuania	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

5 male · 330 female · 335 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alis a male or female name?

Alis is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Alis are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Alis in an email?

Is Alis a unisex name?

Alis is not a unisex name: 15% of people named Alis are men. Alis 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 Alis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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