Hollis

Hollis is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Hollis are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 77%Female 23%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 77% male / 23% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 14,374 male / 4,247 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Hollis

To address Hollis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hollis," in English, "Guten Tag Hollis," in German. About 77% of people named Hollis are men and 23% 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 Hollis,

German

Guten Tag Hollis,

French

Bonjour Hollis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hollis:

Chinese

Hollis您好：

Japanese

Hollis様

English

Hi Hollis,

German

Hi Hollis,

French

Salut Hollis,

Spanish

Hola Hollis,

Chinese

Hollis你好：

Japanese

Hollis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 Hollis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	77%

United States birth data

14,374 male · 4,247 female · 18,621 births recorded

Male 77%Female 23%

Since 1980: 60% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hollis a male or female name?

Hollis is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Hollis are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Hollis in an email?

Is Hollis a unisex name?

Hollis is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Hollis are men. Hollis 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 Hollis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hollis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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