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Be is a unisex given name: about 29% of people named Be are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 29%Female 71%

Be · Bé

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
29% male / 71% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, Korea, Netherlands
Also spelled
Bé
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Be

To address Be when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Be," in English, "Guten Tag Be," in German. About 29% of people named Be are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Be,

German

Guten Tag Be,

French

Bonjour Be,

Spanish

Estimado/a Be:

Chinese

Be您好：

Japanese

Be様

English

Hi Be,

German

Hi Be,

French

Salut Be,

Spanish

Hola Be,

Chinese

Be你好：

Japanese

Be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 Be by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamuncommonwoman's name25%
Korearareunisex name50%
Netherlandsrareman's name75%

Frequently asked questions

Is Be a male or female name?

Be is a unisex given name: about 29% of people named Be are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Be in an email?

To address Be when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Be," in English, "Guten Tag Be," in German. About 29% of people named Be are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Be a unisex name?

Be is not a unisex name: 29% of people named Be are men. Be leans strongly female overall.

Related names

VanMostly maleThiMostly femaleThanhUnisexHungMostly maleTienMostly maleAnhMostly femaleMinhMostly femaleTuanMostly male

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

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