DearWho
DE
DearWho

Ger

Ger is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Ger are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 55%Female 45%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
55% male / 45% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Netherlands, Ireland, United States
US births since 1880
385 male / 88 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ger

To address Ger when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ger," in English, "Guten Tag Ger," in German. About 55% of people named Ger are men and 45% 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 Ger,

German

Guten Tag Ger,

French

Bonjour Ger,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ger:

Chinese

Ger您好：

Japanese

Ger様

English

Hi Ger,

German

Hi Ger,

French

Salut Ger,

Spanish

Hola Ger,

Chinese

Ger你好：

Japanese

Ger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 Ger by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Netherlandsuncommonunisex name50%
Irelanduncommonunisex name50%
United Statesrareman's name81%

United States birth data

385 male · 88 female · 473 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 81% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ger a male or female name?

Ger is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Ger are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ger in an email?

To address Ger when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ger," in English, "Guten Tag Ger," in German. About 55% of people named Ger are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ger a unisex name?

Ger is a unisex name: 55% of people named Ger are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

GeraldineFemaleGerardMaleAstridFemaleTheoMaleHenkMaleRobMaleJolandaFemaleWimMale

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 Ger a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ger (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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