Is Dancer the Reindeer a Girl?

Dancer's Gender in the Rudolph Story

It's a common misconception that Dancer is a female reindeer in the Rudolph story. Dancer is actually male.

The gender of the reindeer in the Rudolph story is determined by their names. The male reindeer have names that end in "er" (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Donner, Blitzen, Comet), while Rudolph's female love interest is named "Clarice".