Gender API

AI Gender Detection from First and Full Name

Determine gender from any first name or full name instantly. Our gender determination API uses artificial intelligence to scan global naming data and deliver accurate gender detection – ideal for user profiling, lead enrichment, and data analysis.

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https://api.genderapi.io/api/?name=Emily
{
    name:"emily",
    gender:"female",
    country:"US",
    probability:100,
    remaining_credits:5
}
                
                    

Gender API supports gender detection for names from China, India, Japan, and all non-Latin script countries — powered by AI for accurate global results.

What is included in Gender API

Total Names
4.080.692
Supported Countries
249
Availability
99.9%

Features

Determine gender by name

Find out which gender it belongs to by asking the name.

  • Find gender from name.
  • Find gender from full name.
  • We can determine the gender of both 'Anna White', 'White, Anna' and with lots of variations.
Determine gender by e-mail address

Determine gender by e-mail address

Now we can estimate the gender of the person from the email.

  • Find gender from email address.
  • We can determine the gender of 'Anna' from emails 'anna.white@email.com', 'annawhite@email.com', 'whiteanna@email.com' and with lots of variations.
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Determine gender by e-mail address

Determine Gender from @Username.

We can now determine a person's gender based on their social media username.

  • Find the gender using @username
  • For example: By analyzing usernames like @michaeljohnson, @johnmichael, or @jmichael123, we can extract the name and determine the gender.
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Determine gender by e-mail address

Excel CSV Progress

We can progress your CVS & Excel files with gender information.

  • Upload your large Excel and CSV files.
  • Download your new CSV file containing gender and country data within.
  • Access your data within minutes.
  • Find the gender using the name, full name, or email.
  • Enable Country Filter (optional)

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

💡 What is Gender API?

Gender API is a service that determines a person's gender based on their first name, full name, email address, or social media username. Developers, marketers, and data analysts use this service to enrich their datasets with accurate gender information.

🧠 How does Gender API work?

The provided data — such as name, full name, email, or username — is analyzed using AI-powered models. Our system evaluates this information against a large name database and statistical patterns to determine the most likely gender and confidence score.

🧬 How is gender determination performed using AI?

We leverage advanced AI technologies such as ChatGPT, Grok, LLaMA, DeepSeek, along with our own proprietary AI tools to run parallel gender analysis. This ensemble approach ensures highly accurate gender determination tailored to each dataset.

🌐 Does Gender API support non-Latin characters (Chinese, Hindi, Arabic)?

Yes, Gender API supports names in many different languages. Thanks to our AI-enhanced system, we can accurately analyze and determine gender from names written in Chinese (e.g., 王伟), Hindi (e.g., आर्यन), Arabic (e.g., فاطمة) and other non-Latin scripts — making it suitable for global applications.

📝 What types of data can I use for queries?

  • First name (e.g., Emily)
  • Full name (e.g., John Smith)
  • Email address (e.g., john.smith@example.com)
  • Social media username (e.g., @johnsmith)

📊 How accurate is Gender API?

Gender API offers high accuracy. Each query returns a probability score indicating confidence level. For example:

{
  "name": "emily",
  "gender": "female",
  "country": "US",
  "probability": 100
}

🌍 Which countries are supported?

We currently support 249 countries. Using a country filter can improve gender determination accuracy for region-specific names.

📁 How do I process Excel or CSV files?

You can upload Excel or CSV files containing names, surnames, or email addresses. Our system analyzes the data and adds new columns such as:

  • Name
  • Gender
  • Country
  • Confidence score
  • Matched name

🤖 How can I integrate Gender API?

Gender API integrates easily with many platforms:

  • Google Sheets: Determine gender in real-time or from existing spreadsheet data.
  • Excel CSV: Upload large datasets and receive results within minutes.
  • Shopify: Determine customer gender instantly.
  • Airtable, Zapier, Make, Integrately, Pipedream, Pabbly: Build no-code workflows with ease.
  • GPT Sidebar: ChatGPT-powered Google Sheets integration.

🔧 Is there a REST API documentation?

Yes, you can access all developer documentation and usage examples on the API Documentation page.

💳 Is Gender API free?

Gender API offers both free and premium plans. You get a limited number of credits on the free plan, and can purchase more for higher-volume use.

⏱️ How fast is the Gender API?

Our API provides responses in milliseconds with 99.9% uptime. Large file processing may take a few minutes.