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

Mostly femaleHigh
Male 20%Female 80%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
20% male / 80% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
8,551 male / 34,486 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address London

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

German

Guten Tag London,

French

Bonjour London,

Spanish

Estimado/a London:

Chinese

London您好：

Japanese

London様

English

Hi London,

German

Hi London,

French

Salut London,

Spanish

Hola London,

Chinese

London你好：

Japanese

London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 London by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesvery commonunisex name20%

United States birth data

8,551 male · 34,486 female · 43,037 births recorded

Male 20%Female 80%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is London a male or female name?

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

How do I address London in an email?

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

Is London a unisex name?

London is not a unisex name: 20% of people named London are men. London leans strongly female 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 London a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/london (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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