Eris

Eris is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Eris are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 33%Female 67%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 33% male / 67% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Albania
US births since 1880: 392 male / 1,875 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Eris

To address Eris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eris," in English, "Guten Tag Eris," in German. About 33% of people named Eris are men and 67% 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 Eris,

German

Guten Tag Eris,

French

Bonjour Eris,

Spanish

Estimado/a Eris:

Chinese

Eris您好：

Japanese

Eris様

English

Hi Eris,

German

Hi Eris,

French

Salut Eris,

Spanish

Hola Eris,

Chinese

Eris你好：

Japanese

Eris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 Eris by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	17%
Albania	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

392 male · 1,875 female · 2,267 births recorded

Male 17%Female 83%

Since 1980: 22% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Eris a male or female name?

Eris is a unisex given name: about 33% of people named Eris are men and 67% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Eris in an email?

Is Eris a unisex name?

Eris is not a unisex name: 33% of people named Eris are men. Eris 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 Eris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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