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Little

Little is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Little are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 88%Female 12%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
88% male / 12% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,573 male / 218 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Little

To address Little when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Little," in English, "Guten Tag Little," in German. About 88% of people named Little are men and 12% 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 Little,

German

Guten Tag Little,

French

Bonjour Little,

Spanish

Estimado/a Little:

Chinese

Little您好：

Japanese

Little様

English

Hi Little,

German

Hi Little,

French

Salut Little,

Spanish

Hola Little,

Chinese

Little你好：

Japanese

Little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 Little by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name88%

United States birth data

1,573 male · 218 female · 1,791 births recorded

Male 88%Female 12%

Since 1980: 87% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Little a male or female name?

Little is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Little are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Little in an email?

To address Little when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Little," in English, "Guten Tag Little," in German. About 88% of people named Little are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Little a unisex name?

Little is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Little are men. Little leans strongly male overall.

Related names

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

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