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Les is a male given name: 99% of people named Les are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium
Male 99%Female 1%
Verdict
Male
Male / female split
99% male / 1% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
3,383 male / 32 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Les

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Les," in English, "Guten Tag Les," in German. Les is a male given name: about 99% of people named Les are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Les,

German

Guten Tag Les,

French

Bonjour Les,

Spanish

Estimado/a Les:

Chinese

Les您好：

Japanese

Les様

English

Hi Les,

German

Hi Les,

French

Salut Les,

Spanish

Hola Les,

Chinese

Les你好：

Japanese

Les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 Les by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name99%

United States birth data

3,383 male · 32 female · 3,415 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Les a male or female name?

Les is a male given name: 99% of people named Les are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Les in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Les," in English, "Guten Tag Les," in German. Les is a male given name: about 99% of people named Les are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Les a unisex name?

Les is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Les are men. Les leans strongly male overall.

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

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