Luis

Luis is a male given name: 99% of people named Luis are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Luis · Luís

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Spain, Portugal
Also spelled: Luís
US births since 1880: 270,083 male / 1,514 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Luis

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Luis," in English, "Guten Tag Luis," in German. Luis is a male given name: about 99% of people named Luis are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Luis,

German

Guten Tag Luis,

French

Bonjour Luis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Luis:

Chinese

Luis您好：

Japanese

Luis様

English

Hi Luis,

German

Hi Luis,

French

Salut Luis,

Spanish

Hola Luis,

Chinese

Luis你好：

Japanese

Luis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 Luis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Spain	very common	man's name	98%
Portugal	very common	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%

United States birth data

270,083 male · 1,514 female · 271,597 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Luis a male or female name?

Luis is a male given name: 99% of people named Luis are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Luis in an email?

Is Luis a unisex name?

Luis is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Luis are men. Luis 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 Luis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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