Miri
Miri is a female given name: 98% of people named Miri are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
Miri · Mi Ri · Mi-Ri
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Israel, United States, Korea
- Also spelled
- Mi Ri, Mi-Ri
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 571 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Miri
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Miri," in English, "Guten Tag Miri," in German. Miri is a female given name: about 98% of people named Miri are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Miri,
German
Guten Tag Miri,
French
Bonjour Miri,
Spanish
Estimado/a Miri:
Chinese
Miri您好：
Japanese
Miri様
English
Hi Miri,
German
Hi Miri,
French
Salut Miri,
Spanish
Hola Miri,
Chinese
Miri你好：
Japanese
Miriさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Korea | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 571 female · 571 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Miri a male or female name?
Miri is a female given name: 98% of people named Miri are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Miri in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Miri," in English, "Guten Tag Miri," in German. Miri is a female given name: about 98% of people named Miri are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Miri a unisex name?
Miri is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Miri are men. Miri leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Miri a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/miri (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_miri,
title = {Is Miri a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/miri},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}