Tonnie
Tonnie is a unisex given name: about 56% of people named Tonnie are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 56% male / 44% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Netherlands, United States, Denmark
- US births since 1880
- 473 male / 684 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tonnie
To address Tonnie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tonnie," in English, "Guten Tag Tonnie," in German. About 56% of people named Tonnie are men and 44% 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 Tonnie,
German
Guten Tag Tonnie,
French
Bonjour Tonnie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tonnie:
Chinese
Tonnie您好：
Japanese
Tonnie様
English
Hi Tonnie,
German
Hi Tonnie,
French
Salut Tonnie,
Spanish
Hola Tonnie,
Chinese
Tonnie你好：
Japanese
Tonnie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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 41% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
473 male · 684 female · 1,157 births recorded
Since 1980: 30% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tonnie a male or female name?
Tonnie is a unisex given name: about 56% of people named Tonnie are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tonnie in an email?
To address Tonnie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tonnie," in English, "Guten Tag Tonnie," in German. About 56% of people named Tonnie are men and 44% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tonnie a unisex name?
Tonnie is a unisex name: 56% of people named Tonnie are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Tonnie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tonnie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tonnie,
title = {Is Tonnie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tonnie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}