Willie

Willie is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Willie are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 75%Female 25%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 75% male / 25% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Netherlands, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 448,702 male / 146,148 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Willie

To address Willie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Willie," in English, "Guten Tag Willie," in German. About 75% of people named Willie are men and 25% 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 Willie,

German

Guten Tag Willie,

French

Bonjour Willie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Willie:

Chinese

Willie您好：

Japanese

Willie様

English

Hi Willie,

German

Hi Willie,

French

Salut Willie,

Spanish

Hola Willie,

Chinese

Willie你好：

Japanese

Willie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 Willie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	75%
Netherlands	uncommon	unisex name	50%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	75%

United States birth data

448,702 male · 146,148 female · 594,850 births recorded

Male 75%Female 25%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Willie a male or female name?

Willie is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Willie are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Willie in an email?

Is Willie a unisex name?

Willie is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Willie are men. Willie leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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