Mayo

Mayo is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Mayo are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 67%Female 33%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 67% male / 33% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Japan
US births since 1880: 1,236 male / 256 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Mayo

To address Mayo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mayo," in English, "Guten Tag Mayo," in German. About 67% of people named Mayo are men and 33% 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 Mayo,

German

Guten Tag Mayo,

French

Bonjour Mayo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mayo:

Chinese

Mayo您好：

Japanese

Mayo様

English

Hi Mayo,

German

Hi Mayo,

French

Salut Mayo,

Spanish

Hola Mayo,

Chinese

Mayo你好：

Japanese

Mayo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 Mayo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	83%
Japan	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

1,236 male · 256 female · 1,492 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mayo a male or female name?

Mayo is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Mayo are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Mayo in an email?

Is Mayo a unisex name?

Mayo is not a unisex name: 67% of people named Mayo are men. Mayo 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 Mayo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mayo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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