Alix
Alix is a unisex given name: about 21% of people named Alix are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 21% male / 79% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 893 male / 3,367 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alix
To address Alix when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alix," in English, "Guten Tag Alix," in German. About 21% of people named Alix are men and 79% 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 Alix,
German
Guten Tag Alix,
French
Bonjour Alix,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alix:
Chinese
Alix您好：
Japanese
Alix様
English
Hi Alix,
German
Hi Alix,
French
Salut Alix,
Spanish
Hola Alix,
Chinese
Alix你好：
Japanese
Alixさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 21% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
893 male · 3,367 female · 4,260 births recorded
Since 1980: 22% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alix a male or female name?
Alix is a unisex given name: about 21% of people named Alix are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Alix in an email?
To address Alix when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alix," in English, "Guten Tag Alix," in German. About 21% of people named Alix are men and 79% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Alix a unisex name?
Alix is not a unisex name: 21% of people named Alix are men. Alix leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Alix a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alix (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alix,
title = {Is Alix a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alix},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}