Lessie

Lessie is a female given name: 94% of people named Lessie are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 6%Female 94%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 6% male / 94% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 944 male / 14,065 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lessie

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Lessie," in English, "Guten Tag Lessie," in German. Lessie is a female given name: about 94% of people named Lessie are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lessie,

German

Guten Tag Lessie,

French

Bonjour Lessie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lessie:

Chinese

Lessie您好：

Japanese

Lessie様

English

Hi Lessie,

German

Hi Lessie,

French

Salut Lessie,

Spanish

Hola Lessie,

Chinese

Lessie你好：

Japanese

Lessie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 Lessie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	6%

United States birth data

944 male · 14,065 female · 15,009 births recorded

Male 6%Female 94%

Since 1980: 2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lessie a male or female name?

Lessie is a female given name: 94% of people named Lessie are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Lessie in an email?

Is Lessie a unisex name?

Lessie is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Lessie are men. Lessie 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 Lessie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lessie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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