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Kirby

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

Mostly maleHigh
Male 80%Female 20%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
80% male / 20% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
14,167 male / 3,530 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kirby

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

German

Guten Tag Kirby,

French

Bonjour Kirby,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kirby:

Chinese

Kirby您好：

Japanese

Kirby様

English

Hi Kirby,

German

Hi Kirby,

French

Salut Kirby,

Spanish

Hola Kirby,

Chinese

Kirby你好：

Japanese

Kirby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 Kirby by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name80%

United States birth data

14,167 male · 3,530 female · 17,697 births recorded

Male 80%Female 20%

Since 1980: 55% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kirby a male or female name?

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

How do I address Kirby in an email?

To address Kirby when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kirby," in English, "Guten Tag Kirby," in German. About 80% of people named Kirby are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Kirby a unisex name?

Kirby is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Kirby are men. Kirby leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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