Donnis
Donnis is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Donnis are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 30% male / 70% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 456 male / 1,046 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Donnis
To address Donnis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Donnis," in English, "Guten Tag Donnis," in German. About 30% of people named Donnis are men and 70% 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 Donnis,
German
Guten Tag Donnis,
French
Bonjour Donnis,
Spanish
Estimado/a Donnis:
Chinese
Donnis您好:
Japanese
Donnis様
English
Hi Donnis,
German
Hi Donnis,
French
Salut Donnis,
Spanish
Hola Donnis,
Chinese
Donnis你好:
Japanese
Donnis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 | 30% |
United States birth data
456 male · 1,046 female · 1,502 births recorded
Since 1980: 87% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Donnis a male or female name?
Donnis is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Donnis are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Donnis in an email?
To address Donnis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Donnis," in English, "Guten Tag Donnis," in German. About 30% of people named Donnis are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Donnis a unisex name?
Donnis is not a unisex name: 30% of people named Donnis are men. Donnis 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 Donnis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/donnis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_donnis,
title = {Is Donnis a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/donnis},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}