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Arliss

Arliss is a unisex given name: about 42% of people named Arliss are men and 58% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 42%Female 58%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
42% male / 58% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
583 male / 801 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Arliss

To address Arliss when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arliss," in English, "Guten Tag Arliss," in German. About 42% of people named Arliss are men and 58% 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 Arliss,

German

Guten Tag Arliss,

French

Bonjour Arliss,

Spanish

Estimado/a Arliss:

Chinese

Arliss您好：

Japanese

Arliss様

English

Hi Arliss,

German

Hi Arliss,

French

Salut Arliss,

Spanish

Hola Arliss,

Chinese

Arliss你好：

Japanese

Arliss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 Arliss by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name42%

United States birth data

583 male · 801 female · 1,384 births recorded

Male 42%Female 58%

Since 1980: 95% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Arliss a male or female name?

Arliss is a unisex given name: about 42% of people named Arliss are men and 58% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Arliss in an email?

To address Arliss when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arliss," in English, "Guten Tag Arliss," in German. About 42% of people named Arliss are men and 58% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Arliss a unisex name?

Arliss is a unisex name: 42% of people named Arliss are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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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 Arliss a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arliss (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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