Cher

Cher is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Cher are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 11%Female 89%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 11% male / 89% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Korea, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 110 male / 1,694 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Cher

To address Cher when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cher," in English, "Guten Tag Cher," in German. About 11% of people named Cher are men and 89% 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 Cher,

German

Guten Tag Cher,

French

Bonjour Cher,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cher:

Chinese

Cher您好：

Japanese

Cher様

English

Hi Cher,

German

Hi Cher,

French

Salut Cher,

Spanish

Hola Cher,

Chinese

Cher你好：

Japanese

Cher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 Cher by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	6%
Korea	rare	unisex name	50%
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

110 male · 1,694 female · 1,804 births recorded

Male 6%Female 94%

Since 1980: 29% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cher a male or female name?

Cher is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Cher are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Cher in an email?

Is Cher a unisex name?

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

BibTeX

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