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Terris

Terris is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Terris are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 85%Female 15%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
85% male / 15% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
836 male / 143 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Terris

To address Terris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Terris," in English, "Guten Tag Terris," in German. About 85% of people named Terris are men and 15% 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 Terris,

German

Guten Tag Terris,

French

Bonjour Terris,

Spanish

Estimado/a Terris:

Chinese

Terris您好：

Japanese

Terris様

English

Hi Terris,

German

Hi Terris,

French

Salut Terris,

Spanish

Hola Terris,

Chinese

Terris你好：

Japanese

Terris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 Terris by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name85%

United States birth data

836 male · 143 female · 979 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 93% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Terris a male or female name?

Terris is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Terris are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Terris in an email?

To address Terris when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Terris," in English, "Guten Tag Terris," in German. About 85% of people named Terris are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Terris a unisex name?

Terris is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Terris are men. Terris leans strongly male 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 Terris a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/terris (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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