Kinsey

Kinsey is a female given name: 96% of people named Kinsey are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 295 male / 7,032 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kinsey

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kinsey," in English, "Guten Tag Kinsey," in German. Kinsey is a female given name: about 96% of people named Kinsey are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kinsey,

German

Guten Tag Kinsey,

French

Bonjour Kinsey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kinsey:

Chinese

Kinsey您好：

Japanese

Kinsey様

English

Hi Kinsey,

German

Hi Kinsey,

French

Salut Kinsey,

Spanish

Hola Kinsey,

Chinese

Kinsey你好：

Japanese

Kinsey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 Kinsey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	4%

United States birth data

295 male · 7,032 female · 7,327 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kinsey a male or female name?

Kinsey is a female given name: 96% of people named Kinsey are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Kinsey in an email?

Is Kinsey a unisex name?

Kinsey is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Kinsey are men. Kinsey 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 Kinsey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kinsey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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