Ellis

Ellis is a male given name: 90% of people named Ellis are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 90%Female 10%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 90% male / 10% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 41,306 male / 3,985 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ellis

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ellis," in English, "Guten Tag Ellis," in German. Ellis is a male given name: about 90% of people named Ellis are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ellis,

German

Guten Tag Ellis,

French

Bonjour Ellis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ellis:

Chinese

Ellis您好：

Japanese

Ellis様

English

Hi Ellis,

German

Hi Ellis,

French

Salut Ellis,

Spanish

Hola Ellis,

Chinese

Ellis你好：

Japanese

Ellis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 Ellis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	91%
Denmark	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	25%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

41,306 male · 3,985 female · 45,291 births recorded

Male 91%Female 9%

Since 1980: 77% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ellis a male or female name?

Ellis is a male given name: 90% of people named Ellis are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Ellis in an email?

Is Ellis a unisex name?

Ellis is not a unisex name: 90% of people named Ellis are men. Ellis 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 Ellis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ellis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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