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Wallis

Wallis is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Wallis are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 61%Female 39%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
61% male / 39% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Sweden
US births since 1880
626 male / 483 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Wallis

To address Wallis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wallis," in English, "Guten Tag Wallis," in German. About 61% of people named Wallis are men and 39% 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 Wallis,

German

Guten Tag Wallis,

French

Bonjour Wallis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wallis:

Chinese

Wallis您好：

Japanese

Wallis様

English

Hi Wallis,

German

Hi Wallis,

French

Salut Wallis,

Spanish

Hola Wallis,

Chinese

Wallis你好：

Japanese

Wallis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 Wallis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name56%
Swedenrareman's name98%

United States birth data

626 male · 483 female · 1,109 births recorded

Male 56%Female 44%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wallis a male or female name?

Wallis is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Wallis are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Wallis in an email?

To address Wallis when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wallis," in English, "Guten Tag Wallis," in German. About 61% of people named Wallis are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Wallis a unisex name?

Wallis is a unisex name: 61% of people named Wallis are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

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