Nuri

Nuri is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Nuri are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 78%Female 22%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 78% male / 22% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Turkey, Albania, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 286 male / 266 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nuri

To address Nuri when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nuri," in English, "Guten Tag Nuri," in German. About 78% of people named Nuri are men and 22% 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 Nuri,

German

Guten Tag Nuri,

French

Bonjour Nuri,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nuri:

Chinese

Nuri您好：

Japanese

Nuri様

English

Hi Nuri,

German

Hi Nuri,

French

Salut Nuri,

Spanish

Hola Nuri,

Chinese

Nuri你好：

Japanese

Nuri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 Nuri by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Turkey	uncommon	man's name	98%
Albania	uncommon	man's name	98%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	woman's name	25%
United States	rare	unisex name	52%
Azerbaijan	rare	man's name	75%
North Macedonia	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

286 male · 266 female · 552 births recorded

Male 52%Female 48%

Since 1980: 49% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nuri a male or female name?

Nuri is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Nuri are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nuri in an email?

Is Nuri a unisex name?

Nuri is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Nuri are men. Nuri 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 Nuri a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nuri (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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