Clovis

Clovis is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Clovis are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Belgium, Switzerland
US births since 1880: 2,984 male / 627 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Clovis

To address Clovis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Clovis," in English, "Guten Tag Clovis," in German. About 84% of people named Clovis are men and 16% 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 Clovis,

German

Guten Tag Clovis,

French

Bonjour Clovis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Clovis:

Chinese

Clovis您好：

Japanese

Clovis様

English

Hi Clovis,

German

Hi Clovis,

French

Salut Clovis,

Spanish

Hola Clovis,

Chinese

Clovis你好：

Japanese

Clovis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 Clovis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	83%
Belgium	rare	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%
France	rare	man's name	98%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,984 male · 627 female · 3,611 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clovis a male or female name?

Clovis is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Clovis are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Clovis in an email?

Is Clovis a unisex name?

Clovis is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Clovis are men. Clovis 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 Clovis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/clovis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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