Channing

Channing is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Channing are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 66%Female 34%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 66% male / 34% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 6,284 male / 3,321 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Channing

To address Channing when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Channing," in English, "Guten Tag Channing," in German. About 66% of people named Channing are men and 34% 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 Channing,

German

Guten Tag Channing,

French

Bonjour Channing,

Spanish

Estimado/a Channing:

Chinese

Channing您好：

Japanese

Channing様

English

Hi Channing,

German

Hi Channing,

French

Salut Channing,

Spanish

Hola Channing,

Chinese

Channing你好：

Japanese

Channing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 Channing by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	65%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

6,284 male · 3,321 female · 9,605 births recorded

Male 65%Female 35%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Channing a male or female name?

Channing is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Channing are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Channing in an email?

Is Channing a unisex name?

Channing is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Channing are men. Channing 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 Channing a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/channing (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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