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Holland

Holland is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Holland are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 36%Female 64%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
36% male / 64% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
2,379 male / 4,190 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Holland

To address Holland when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Holland," in English, "Guten Tag Holland," in German. About 36% of people named Holland are men and 64% 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 Holland,

German

Guten Tag Holland,

French

Bonjour Holland,

Spanish

Estimado/a Holland:

Chinese

Holland您好：

Japanese

Holland様

English

Hi Holland,

German

Hi Holland,

French

Salut Holland,

Spanish

Hola Holland,

Chinese

Holland你好：

Japanese

Holland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 Holland by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonunisex name36%

United States birth data

2,379 male · 4,190 female · 6,569 births recorded

Male 36%Female 64%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Holland a male or female name?

Holland is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Holland are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Holland in an email?

To address Holland when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Holland," in English, "Guten Tag Holland," in German. About 36% of people named Holland are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Holland a unisex name?

Holland is a unisex name: 36% of people named Holland are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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

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