Dorris

Dorris is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Dorris are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 19%Female 81%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 19% male / 81% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,675 male / 7,360 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dorris

To address Dorris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dorris," in English, "Guten Tag Dorris," in German. About 19% of people named Dorris are men and 81% 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 Dorris,

German

Guten Tag Dorris,

French

Bonjour Dorris,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dorris:

Chinese

Dorris您好：

Japanese

Dorris様

English

Hi Dorris,

German

Hi Dorris,

French

Salut Dorris,

Spanish

Hola Dorris,

Chinese

Dorris你好：

Japanese

Dorris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 Dorris by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	19%

United States birth data

1,675 male · 7,360 female · 9,035 births recorded

Male 19%Female 81%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dorris a male or female name?

Dorris is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Dorris are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Dorris in an email?

Is Dorris a unisex name?

Dorris is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Dorris are men. Dorris leans strongly female 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 Dorris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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