Arlis

Arlis is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Arlis are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 70%Female 30%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 70% male / 30% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,843 male / 797 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Arlis

To address Arlis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arlis," in English, "Guten Tag Arlis," in German. About 70% of people named Arlis are men and 30% 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 Arlis,

German

Guten Tag Arlis,

French

Bonjour Arlis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Arlis:

Chinese

Arlis您好：

Japanese

Arlis様

English

Hi Arlis,

German

Hi Arlis,

French

Salut Arlis,

Spanish

Hola Arlis,

Chinese

Arlis你好：

Japanese

Arlis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 Arlis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	70%

United States birth data

1,843 male · 797 female · 2,640 births recorded

Male 70%Female 30%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Arlis a male or female name?

Arlis is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Arlis are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Arlis in an email?

Is Arlis a unisex name?

Arlis is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Arlis are men. Arlis 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 Arlis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arlis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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