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Ave

Ave is a female given name: 98% of people named Ave are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleMedium
Male 2%Female 98%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
2% male / 98% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Estonia, United States, Italy
US births since 1880
0 male / 815 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ave

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ave," in English, "Guten Tag Ave," in German. Ave is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ave are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ave,

German

Guten Tag Ave,

French

Bonjour Ave,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ave:

Chinese

Ave您好：

Japanese

Ave様

English

Hi Ave,

German

Hi Ave,

French

Salut Ave,

Spanish

Hola Ave,

Chinese

Ave你好：

Japanese

Ave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 Ave by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Estoniauncommonwoman's name2%
United Statesuncommonwoman's name0%
Italyrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

0 male · 815 female · 815 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ave a male or female name?

Ave is a female given name: 98% of people named Ave are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Ave in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ave," in English, "Guten Tag Ave," in German. Ave is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ave are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Ave a unisex name?

Ave is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Ave are men. Ave leans strongly female overall.

Related names

KatrinFemaleTiinaFemaleAnuFemaleReinMaleRiinaFemaleJaanMaleEneFemaleJüriMale

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 Ave a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ave (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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