Hardy

Hardy is a male given name: 100% of people named Hardy are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Germany
US births since 1880: 5,438 male / 10 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Hardy

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hardy," in English, "Guten Tag Hardy," in German. Hardy is a male given name: about 100% of people named Hardy are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hardy,

German

Guten Tag Hardy,

French

Bonjour Hardy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hardy:

Chinese

Hardy您好：

Japanese

Hardy様

English

Hi Hardy,

German

Hi Hardy,

French

Salut Hardy,

Spanish

Hola Hardy,

Chinese

Hardy你好：

Japanese

Hardy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 Hardy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	100%
Denmark	uncommon	man's name	98%
Germany	rare	man's name	98%
East Frisia	rare	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

5,438 male · 10 female · 5,448 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hardy a male or female name?

Hardy is a male given name: 100% of people named Hardy are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Hardy in an email?

Is Hardy a unisex name?

Hardy is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Hardy are men. Hardy 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 Hardy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hardy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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