Thorleif
Thorleif is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Thorleif are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Thorleif · Þórleif
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 82% male / 18% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Norway, Iceland, Denmark
- Also spelled
- Þórleif
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Thorleif
To address Thorleif when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Thorleif," in English, "Guten Tag Thorleif," in German. About 82% of people named Thorleif are men and 18% 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 Thorleif,
German
Guten Tag Thorleif,
French
Bonjour Thorleif,
Spanish
Estimado/a Thorleif:
Chinese
Thorleif您好：
Japanese
Thorleif様
English
Hi Thorleif,
German
Hi Thorleif,
French
Salut Thorleif,
Spanish
Hola Thorleif,
Chinese
Thorleif你好：
Japanese
Thorleif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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Iceland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Thorleif a male or female name?
Thorleif is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Thorleif are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Thorleif in an email?
To address Thorleif when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Thorleif," in English, "Guten Tag Thorleif," in German. About 82% of people named Thorleif are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Thorleif a unisex name?
Thorleif is not a unisex name: 82% of people named Thorleif are men. Thorleif leans strongly male 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 Thorleif a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/thorleif (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_thorleif,
title = {Is Thorleif a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/thorleif},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}