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Willo

Willo is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Willo are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 11%Female 89%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
11% male / 89% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, East Frisia
US births since 1880
0 male / 584 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Willo

To address Willo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Willo," in English, "Guten Tag Willo," in German. About 11% of people named Willo are men and 89% 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 Willo,

German

Guten Tag Willo,

French

Bonjour Willo,

Spanish

Estimado/a Willo:

Chinese

Willo您好：

Japanese

Willo様

English

Hi Willo,

German

Hi Willo,

French

Salut Willo,

Spanish

Hola Willo,

Chinese

Willo你好：

Japanese

Willo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 Willo by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name0%
East Frisiarareman's name98%

United States birth data

0 male · 584 female · 584 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Willo a male or female name?

Willo is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Willo are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Willo in an email?

To address Willo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Willo," in English, "Guten Tag Willo," in German. About 11% of people named Willo are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Willo a unisex name?

Willo is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Willo are men. Willo leans strongly female 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 Willo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/willo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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