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Tally

Tally is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Tally are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 22%Female 78%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
22% male / 78% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
137 male / 485 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tally

To address Tally when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tally," in English, "Guten Tag Tally," in German. About 22% of people named Tally are men and 78% 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 Tally,

German

Guten Tag Tally,

French

Bonjour Tally,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tally:

Chinese

Tally您好：

Japanese

Tally様

English

Hi Tally,

German

Hi Tally,

French

Salut Tally,

Spanish

Hola Tally,

Chinese

Tally你好：

Japanese

Tally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 Tally by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name22%

United States birth data

137 male · 485 female · 622 births recorded

Male 22%Female 78%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tally a male or female name?

Tally is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Tally are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tally in an email?

To address Tally when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tally," in English, "Guten Tag Tally," in German. About 22% of people named Tally are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Tally a unisex name?

Tally is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Tally are men. Tally leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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