Ryle

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

Mostly maleLow

Male 89%Female 11%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 288 male / 35 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ryle

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

German

Guten Tag Ryle,

French

Bonjour Ryle,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ryle:

Chinese

Ryle您好：

Japanese

Ryle様

English

Hi Ryle,

German

Hi Ryle,

French

Salut Ryle,

Spanish

Hola Ryle,

Chinese

Ryle你好：

Japanese

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

United States birth data

288 male · 35 female · 323 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 89% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ryle a male or female name?

Ryle is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Ryle 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 Ryle in an email?

Is Ryle a unisex name?

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

BibTeX

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