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Ossie

Ossie is a unisex given name: about 37% of people named Ossie are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 37%Female 63%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
37% male / 63% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,675 male / 2,916 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ossie

To address Ossie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ossie," in English, "Guten Tag Ossie," in German. About 37% of people named Ossie are men and 63% 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 Ossie,

German

Guten Tag Ossie,

French

Bonjour Ossie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ossie:

Chinese

Ossie您好：

Japanese

Ossie様

English

Hi Ossie,

German

Hi Ossie,

French

Salut Ossie,

Spanish

Hola Ossie,

Chinese

Ossie你好：

Japanese

Ossie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 Ossie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name37%

United States birth data

1,675 male · 2,916 female · 4,591 births recorded

Male 36%Female 64%

Since 1980: 95% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ossie a male or female name?

Ossie is a unisex given name: about 37% of people named Ossie are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ossie in an email?

To address Ossie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ossie," in English, "Guten Tag Ossie," in German. About 37% of people named Ossie are men and 63% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ossie a unisex name?

Ossie is a unisex name: 37% of people named Ossie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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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 Ossie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ossie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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