DearWho
DE
DearWho

Toy

Toy is a unisex given name: about 54% of people named Toy are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 54%Female 46%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
54% male / 46% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,151 male / 967 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Toy

To address Toy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Toy," in English, "Guten Tag Toy," in German. About 54% of people named Toy are men and 46% 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 Toy,

German

Guten Tag Toy,

French

Bonjour Toy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Toy:

Chinese

Toy您好：

Japanese

Toy様

English

Hi Toy,

German

Hi Toy,

French

Salut Toy,

Spanish

Hola Toy,

Chinese

Toy你好：

Japanese

Toy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 Toy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name54%

United States birth data

1,151 male · 967 female · 2,118 births recorded

Male 54%Female 46%

Since 1980: 48% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Toy a male or female name?

Toy is a unisex given name: about 54% of people named Toy are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Toy in an email?

To address Toy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Toy," in English, "Guten Tag Toy," in German. About 54% of people named Toy are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Toy a unisex name?

Toy is a unisex name: 54% of people named Toy are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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