July

July is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named July are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 20%Female 80%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 20% male / 80% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 170 male / 698 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address July

To address July when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear July," in English, "Guten Tag July," in German. About 20% of people named July are men and 80% 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 July,

German

Guten Tag July,

French

Bonjour July,

Spanish

Estimado/a July:

Chinese

July您好：

Japanese

July様

English

Hi July,

German

Hi July,

French

Salut July,

Spanish

Hola July,

Chinese

July你好：

Japanese

July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 July by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	20%

United States birth data

170 male · 698 female · 868 births recorded

Male 20%Female 80%

Since 1980: 23% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is July a male or female name?

July is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named July are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address July in an email?

Is July a unisex name?

July is not a unisex name: 20% of people named July are men. July 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 July a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/july (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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