Tinsley

Tinsley is a female given name: 96% of people named Tinsley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 88 male / 2,340 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Tinsley

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tinsley," in English, "Guten Tag Tinsley," in German. Tinsley is a female given name: about 96% of people named Tinsley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tinsley,

German

Guten Tag Tinsley,

French

Bonjour Tinsley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tinsley:

Chinese

Tinsley您好：

Japanese

Tinsley様

English

Hi Tinsley,

German

Hi Tinsley,

French

Salut Tinsley,

Spanish

Hola Tinsley,

Chinese

Tinsley你好：

Japanese

Tinsley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 Tinsley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	4%

United States birth data

88 male · 2,340 female · 2,428 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tinsley a male or female name?

Tinsley is a female given name: 96% of people named Tinsley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Tinsley in an email?

Is Tinsley a unisex name?

Tinsley is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Tinsley are men. Tinsley leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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