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Clary

Clary is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Clary are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexLow
Male 43%Female 57%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
43% male / 57% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
177 male / 232 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Clary

To address Clary when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Clary," in English, "Guten Tag Clary," in German. About 43% of people named Clary are men and 57% 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 Clary,

German

Guten Tag Clary,

French

Bonjour Clary,

Spanish

Estimado/a Clary:

Chinese

Clary您好：

Japanese

Clary様

English

Hi Clary,

German

Hi Clary,

French

Salut Clary,

Spanish

Hola Clary,

Chinese

Clary你好：

Japanese

Clary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 Clary by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareunisex name43%

United States birth data

177 male · 232 female · 409 births recorded

Male 43%Female 57%

Since 1980: 4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clary a male or female name?

Clary is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Clary are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Clary in an email?

To address Clary when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Clary," in English, "Guten Tag Clary," in German. About 43% of people named Clary are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Clary a unisex name?

Clary is a unisex name: 43% of people named Clary 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 Clary a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/clary (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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