Lucky

Lucky is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Lucky are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 86%Female 14%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 86% male / 14% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, India and Sri Lanka
US births since 1880: 3,116 male / 453 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lucky

To address Lucky when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lucky," in English, "Guten Tag Lucky," in German. About 86% of people named Lucky are men and 14% 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 Lucky,

German

Guten Tag Lucky,

French

Bonjour Lucky,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lucky:

Chinese

Lucky您好：

Japanese

Lucky様

English

Hi Lucky,

German

Hi Lucky,

French

Salut Lucky,

Spanish

Hola Lucky,

Chinese

Lucky你好：

Japanese

Lucky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 Lucky by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	87%
India and Sri Lanka	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

3,116 male · 453 female · 3,569 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 84% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lucky a male or female name?

Lucky is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Lucky are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lucky in an email?

Is Lucky a unisex name?

Lucky is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Lucky are men. Lucky leans strongly male 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 Lucky a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lucky (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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