Tierney
Tierney is a female given name: 97% of people named Tierney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 3% male / 97% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 23 male / 3,690 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tierney
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tierney," in English, "Guten Tag Tierney," in German. Tierney is a female given name: about 97% of people named Tierney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tierney,
German
Guten Tag Tierney,
French
Bonjour Tierney,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tierney:
Chinese
Tierney您好：
Japanese
Tierney様
English
Hi Tierney,
German
Hi Tierney,
French
Salut Tierney,
Spanish
Hola Tierney,
Chinese
Tierney你好：
Japanese
Tierney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% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
23 male · 3,690 female · 3,713 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tierney a male or female name?
Tierney is a female given name: 97% of people named Tierney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Tierney in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tierney," in English, "Guten Tag Tierney," in German. Tierney is a female given name: about 97% of people named Tierney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Tierney a unisex name?
Tierney is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Tierney are men. Tierney 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 Tierney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tierney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tierney,
title = {Is Tierney a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tierney},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}