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Iro

Iro is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Iro are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 13%Female 87%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
13% male / 87% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Greece, Malta
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Iro

To address Iro when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Iro," in English, "Guten Tag Iro," in German. About 13% of people named Iro are men and 87% 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 Iro,

German

Guten Tag Iro,

French

Bonjour Iro,

Spanish

Estimado/a Iro:

Chinese

Iro您好：

Japanese

Iro様

English

Hi Iro,

German

Hi Iro,

French

Salut Iro,

Spanish

Hola Iro,

Chinese

Iro你好：

Japanese

Iro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 Iro by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Greeceuncommonwoman's name2%
Maltarareman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Iro a male or female name?

Iro is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Iro are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Iro in an email?

To address Iro when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Iro," in English, "Guten Tag Iro," in German. About 13% of people named Iro are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Iro a unisex name?

Iro is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Iro are men. Iro leans strongly female overall.

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

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