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Carrington

Carrington is a unisex given name: about 41% of people named Carrington are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 41%Female 59%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
41% male / 59% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,704 male / 2,420 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Carrington

To address Carrington when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carrington," in English, "Guten Tag Carrington," in German. About 41% of people named Carrington are men and 59% 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 Carrington,

German

Guten Tag Carrington,

French

Bonjour Carrington,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carrington:

Chinese

Carrington您好：

Japanese

Carrington様

English

Hi Carrington,

German

Hi Carrington,

French

Salut Carrington,

Spanish

Hola Carrington,

Chinese

Carrington你好：

Japanese

Carrington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 Carrington by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name41%

United States birth data

1,704 male · 2,420 female · 4,124 births recorded

Male 41%Female 59%

Since 1980: 38% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carrington a male or female name?

Carrington is a unisex given name: about 41% of people named Carrington are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Carrington in an email?

To address Carrington when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carrington," in English, "Guten Tag Carrington," in German. About 41% of people named Carrington are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Carrington a unisex name?

Carrington is a unisex name: 41% of people named Carrington 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 Carrington a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carrington (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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