Tonny
Tonny is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Tonny are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 78% male / 22% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Denmark, Netherlands, United States
- US births since 1880
- 858 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tonny
To address Tonny when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tonny," in English, "Guten Tag Tonny," in German. About 78% of people named Tonny are men and 22% 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 Tonny,
German
Guten Tag Tonny,
French
Bonjour Tonny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tonny:
Chinese
Tonny您好：
Japanese
Tonny様
English
Hi Tonny,
German
Hi Tonny,
French
Salut Tonny,
Spanish
Hola Tonny,
Chinese
Tonny你好：
Japanese
Tonny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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 100% |
| Belgium | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
858 male · 0 female · 858 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tonny a male or female name?
Tonny is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Tonny are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tonny in an email?
To address Tonny when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tonny," in English, "Guten Tag Tonny," in German. About 78% of people named Tonny are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tonny a unisex name?
Tonny is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Tonny are men. Tonny 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 Tonny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tonny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tonny,
title = {Is Tonny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tonny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}