Lauris
Lauris is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Lauris are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 90% male / 10% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Latvia, United States
- US births since 1880
- 167 male / 132 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lauris
To address Lauris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lauris," in English, "Guten Tag Lauris," in German. About 90% of people named Lauris are men and 10% 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 Lauris,
German
Guten Tag Lauris,
French
Bonjour Lauris,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lauris:
Chinese
Lauris您好:
Japanese
Lauris様
English
Hi Lauris,
German
Hi Lauris,
French
Salut Lauris,
Spanish
Hola Lauris,
Chinese
Lauris你好:
Japanese
Laurisさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | unisex name | 56% |
United States birth data
167 male · 132 female · 299 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Lauris a male or female name?
Lauris is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Lauris are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Lauris in an email?
To address Lauris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lauris," in English, "Guten Tag Lauris," in German. About 90% of people named Lauris are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Lauris a unisex name?
Lauris is not a unisex name: 90% of people named Lauris are men. Lauris leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Lauris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lauris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lauris,
title = {Is Lauris a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lauris},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}