Floris
Floris is a unisex given name: about 47% of people named Floris are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 47% male / 53% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 22 male / 669 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Floris
To address Floris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Floris," in English, "Guten Tag Floris," in German. About 47% of people named Floris are men and 53% 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 Floris,
German
Guten Tag Floris,
French
Bonjour Floris,
Spanish
Estimado/a Floris:
Chinese
Floris您好：
Japanese
Floris様
English
Hi Floris,
German
Hi Floris,
French
Salut Floris,
Spanish
Hola Floris,
Chinese
Floris你好：
Japanese
Floris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 | 3% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Italy | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
22 male · 669 female · 691 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Floris a male or female name?
Floris is a unisex given name: about 47% of people named Floris are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Floris in an email?
To address Floris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Floris," in English, "Guten Tag Floris," in German. About 47% of people named Floris are men and 53% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Floris a unisex name?
Floris is a unisex name: 47% of people named Floris are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Floris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/floris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_floris,
title = {Is Floris a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/floris},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}