Americo

Americo is a male given name: 99% of people named Americo are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Americo · Américo

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Portugal, United States, Italy
Also spelled: Américo
US births since 1880: 2,851 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Americo

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Americo," in English, "Guten Tag Americo," in German. Americo is a male given name: about 99% of people named Americo are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Americo,

German

Guten Tag Americo,

French

Bonjour Americo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Americo:

Chinese

Americo您好：

Japanese

Americo様

English

Hi Americo,

German

Hi Americo,

French

Salut Americo,

Spanish

Hola Americo,

Chinese

Americo你好：

Japanese

Americo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 Americo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Portugal	common	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
Italy	rare	man's name	98%
Spain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,851 male · 0 female · 2,851 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Americo a male or female name?

Americo is a male given name: 99% of people named Americo are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Americo in an email?

Is Americo a unisex name?

Americo is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Americo are men. Americo 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 Americo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/americo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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