Rees

Rees is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Rees are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 89%Female 11%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 929 male / 114 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Rees

To address Rees when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rees," in English, "Guten Tag Rees," in German. About 89% of people named Rees are men and 11% 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 Rees,

German

Guten Tag Rees,

French

Bonjour Rees,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rees:

Chinese

Rees您好：

Japanese

Rees様

English

Hi Rees,

German

Hi Rees,

French

Salut Rees,

Spanish

Hola Rees,

Chinese

Rees你好：

Japanese

Rees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 Rees by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	89%

United States birth data

929 male · 114 female · 1,043 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 85% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rees a male or female name?

Rees is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Rees are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Rees in an email?

Is Rees a unisex name?

Rees is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Rees are men. Rees 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 Rees a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rees (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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