Irish

Irish is a female given name: 92% of people named Irish are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 8%Female 92%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 8% male / 92% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 120 male / 1,402 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Irish

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Irish," in English, "Guten Tag Irish," in German. Irish is a female given name: about 92% of people named Irish are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Irish,

German

Guten Tag Irish,

French

Bonjour Irish,

Spanish

Estimado/a Irish:

Chinese

Irish您好：

Japanese

Irish様

English

Hi Irish,

German

Hi Irish,

French

Salut Irish,

Spanish

Hola Irish,

Chinese

Irish你好：

Japanese

Irish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 Irish by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	8%

United States birth data

120 male · 1,402 female · 1,522 births recorded

Male 8%Female 92%

Since 1980: 12% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Irish a male or female name?

Irish is a female given name: 92% of people named Irish are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Irish in an email?

Is Irish a unisex name?

Irish is not a unisex name: 8% of people named Irish are men. Irish leans strongly female 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 Irish a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/irish (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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