AI-powered gender detection

Gender API for names, emails and usernames

Determine gender from a first name, full name, email address or social username. The GenderAPI returns structured gender data with a probability score and optional country context.

Live GenderAPI endpoint

Try the name gender checker

Live GenderAPI endpoint

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GEThttps://api.genderapi.io/api/?name=Emily
{
  "name": "emily",
  "gender": "female",
  "country": "US",
  "probability": 100
}

Name to gender API

A gender detection API built for global name data

Check one name, enrich records inside your product or process a complete spreadsheet. Every successful query returns a gender prediction and confidence data your workflow can evaluate.

Countries supported
249
Gender detection accuracy
99%
Service availability
99.99%
CSV records in about 20 seconds
10,000
Gender detection result generated from a name

Name to gender

Determine gender from first and full names

Analyze a first name or full name—even when its order and formatting vary—and receive a gender prediction with a probability score.

  • First and full-name queries
  • Country filtering when regional context matters
  • Latin and non-Latin names
Explore the Name API
Gender inference workflow using an email address

Email to gender

Enrich records using an email address

Extract useful name signals from common email formats and add gender information to customer, lead and analytics records.

  • Common personal and business email formats
  • Useful for CRM and lead enrichment
  • Confidence included in the response
Try Email to Gender
Gender inference workflow using a social media username

Username to gender

Find name signals inside social usernames

Analyze usernames that contain names, initials or common separators and return the most likely gender when enough signal is available.

  • Social and community datasets
  • Multiple username patterns
  • Clear confidence output
Try Username to Gender
Bulk CSV enrichment result with gender and country columns

Bulk enrichment

Process Excel and CSV files at scale

Upload a spreadsheet, select the source column and download an enriched file containing gender, country and confidence fields.

  • Large Excel and CSV uploads
  • Name, full name or email matching
  • Optional country context
Learn about bulk processing

Works with your stack

Integrate through code or no-code tools

Start with a simple REST request or connect GenderAPI to spreadsheets, ecommerce platforms and automation workflows.

REST APIGoogle SheetsExcel & CSVShopifyAirtableZapierMakeIntegrately
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Frequently asked questions

What teams need to know before they start

Review the essentials, then explore the documentation for request formats and implementation examples.

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What is GenderAPI?

GenderAPI is a data enrichment service that predicts gender from a first name, full name, email address or social username and returns a confidence score for the result.

How does gender detection work?

GenderAPI combines global naming data, statistical patterns and AI-supported analysis. Country context can be supplied when a name has different usage across regions.

Does GenderAPI support non-Latin names?

Yes. The service supports names written in scripts including Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Arabic, as well as Latin-script names from around the world.

Which inputs can I query?

You can query a first name, full name, email address or username. Excel and CSV workflows are available for larger datasets.

Can I use GenderAPI without writing code?

Yes. You can process Excel and CSV files or connect GenderAPI through platforms such as Google Sheets, Shopify, Airtable, Zapier, Make and Integrately.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The current free allowance includes 200 daily credits, up to 6,000 credits per month, so you can evaluate the service before moving to a paid plan.

Start building

Start enriching your data with GenderAPI

Create an account, test your first requests and move from individual lookups to complete datasets.

Continue testing

Use your GenderAPI key

Paste the API key from your GenderAPI account to continue testing after the public daily limit.

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