Is the name IsFemale inappropriate for a database column?

Question

Just browsing our db schema and found a field named 'IsFemale'

Is the name good, or is it kinda laughable?

Answer 1

You should stick with the ISO standard if at all possible.

ISO/IEC 5218 Information technology — Codes for the representation of human sexes is an international standard that defines a representation of human sexes through a language-neutral single-digit code. ...

The four codes specified in ISO/IEC 5218 are:

• 0 = not known,
• 1 = male,
• 2 = female,
• 9 = not applicable.

The standard specifies that its use may be referred to by the designator "SEX".