Santa
Santa is a female given name: 98% of people named Santa are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Latvia
- US births since 1880
- 40 male / 4,278 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Santa
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Santa," in English, "Guten Tag Santa," in German. Santa is a female given name: about 98% of people named Santa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Santa,
German
Guten Tag Santa,
French
Bonjour Santa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Santa:
Chinese
Santa您好：
Japanese
Santa様
English
Hi Santa,
German
Hi Santa,
French
Salut Santa,
Spanish
Hola Santa,
Chinese
Santa你好：
Japanese
Santaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 1% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
40 male · 4,278 female · 4,318 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Santa a male or female name?
Santa is a female given name: 98% of people named Santa are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
How do I address Santa in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Santa," in English, "Guten Tag Santa," in German. Santa is a female given name: about 98% of people named Santa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Santa a unisex name?
Santa is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Santa are men. Santa leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Santa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/santa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_santa,
title = {Is Santa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/santa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}