Chris
Chris is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Chris are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 86% male / 14% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 144,112 male / 22,904 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Chris
To address Chris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Chris," in English, "Guten Tag Chris," in German. About 86% of people named Chris are men and 14% 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 Chris,
German
Guten Tag Chris,
French
Bonjour Chris,
Spanish
Estimado/a Chris:
Chinese
Chris您好：
Japanese
Chris様
English
Hi Chris,
German
Hi Chris,
French
Salut Chris,
Spanish
Hola Chris,
Chinese
Chris你好：
Japanese
Chrisさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 86% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Malta | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
144,112 male · 22,904 female · 167,016 births recorded
Since 1980: 96% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Chris a male or female name?
Chris is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Chris are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Chris in an email?
To address Chris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Chris," in English, "Guten Tag Chris," in German. About 86% of people named Chris are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Chris a unisex name?
Chris is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Chris are men. Chris leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Chris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_chris,
title = {Is Chris a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chris},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}