Reid

Reid is a male given name: 98% of people named Reid are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 31,842 male / 704 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Reid

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Reid," in English, "Guten Tag Reid," in German. Reid is a male given name: about 98% of people named Reid are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Reid,

German

Guten Tag Reid,

French

Bonjour Reid,

Spanish

Estimado/a Reid:

Chinese

Reid您好：

Japanese

Reid様

English

Hi Reid,

German

Hi Reid,

French

Salut Reid,

Spanish

Hola Reid,

Chinese

Reid你好：

Japanese

Reid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 Reid by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

31,842 male · 704 female · 32,546 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Reid a male or female name?

Reid is a male given name: 98% of people named Reid are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Reid in an email?

Is Reid a unisex name?

Reid is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Reid are men. Reid 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 Reid a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/reid (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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