Claris
Claris is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Claris are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 16% male / 84% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Romania
- US births since 1880
- 77 male / 973 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Claris
To address Claris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Claris," in English, "Guten Tag Claris," in German. About 16% of people named Claris are men and 84% 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 Claris,
German
Guten Tag Claris,
French
Bonjour Claris,
Spanish
Estimado/a Claris:
Chinese
Claris您好：
Japanese
Claris様
English
Hi Claris,
German
Hi Claris,
French
Salut Claris,
Spanish
Hola Claris,
Chinese
Claris你好：
Japanese
Claris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 | uncommon | woman's name | 7% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
77 male · 973 female · 1,050 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Claris a male or female name?
Claris is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Claris are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Claris in an email?
To address Claris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Claris," in English, "Guten Tag Claris," in German. About 16% of people named Claris are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Claris a unisex name?
Claris is not a unisex name: 16% of people named Claris are men. Claris leans strongly female 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 Claris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/claris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_claris,
title = {Is Claris a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/claris},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}