Lory

Lory is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Lory are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 10%Female 90%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Switzerland, Finland
US births since 1880: 267 male / 2,228 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lory

To address Lory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lory," in English, "Guten Tag Lory," in German. About 10% of people named Lory are men and 90% 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 Lory,

German

Guten Tag Lory,

French

Bonjour Lory,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lory:

Chinese

Lory您好：

Japanese

Lory様

English

Hi Lory,

German

Hi Lory,

French

Salut Lory,

Spanish

Hola Lory,

Chinese

Lory你好：

Japanese

Lory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 Lory by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	11%
Switzerland	rare	woman's name	2%
Finland	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

267 male · 2,228 female · 2,495 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lory a male or female name?

Lory is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Lory are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lory in an email?

Is Lory a unisex name?

Lory is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Lory are men. Lory 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 Lory a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lory (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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