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Tyger

Tyger is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Tyger are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 87%Female 13%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
87% male / 13% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
365 male / 54 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tyger

To address Tyger when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tyger," in English, "Guten Tag Tyger," in German. About 87% of people named Tyger are men and 13% 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 Tyger,

German

Guten Tag Tyger,

French

Bonjour Tyger,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tyger:

Chinese

Tyger您好：

Japanese

Tyger様

English

Hi Tyger,

German

Hi Tyger,

French

Salut Tyger,

Spanish

Hola Tyger,

Chinese

Tyger你好：

Japanese

Tyger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 Tyger by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name87%

United States birth data

365 male · 54 female · 419 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 87% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tyger a male or female name?

Tyger is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Tyger are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tyger in an email?

To address Tyger when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tyger," in English, "Guten Tag Tyger," in German. About 87% of people named Tyger are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Tyger a unisex name?

Tyger is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Tyger are men. Tyger leans strongly male overall.

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

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