Cris

Cris is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Cris are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 74%Female 26%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 74% male / 26% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Estonia, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 2,900 male / 1,088 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Cris

To address Cris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cris," in English, "Guten Tag Cris," in German. About 74% of people named Cris are men and 26% 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 Cris,

German

Guten Tag Cris,

French

Bonjour Cris,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cris:

Chinese

Cris您好：

Japanese

Cris様

English

Hi Cris,

German

Hi Cris,

French

Salut Cris,

Spanish

Hola Cris,

Chinese

Cris你好：

Japanese

Cris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 Cris by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	73%
Estonia	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,900 male · 1,088 female · 3,988 births recorded

Male 73%Female 27%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cris a male or female name?

Cris is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Cris are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Cris in an email?

Is Cris a unisex name?

Cris is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Cris are men. Cris 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 Cris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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