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Bowie

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

Mostly maleMedium
Male 71%Female 29%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
71% male / 29% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
729 male / 358 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Bowie

To address Bowie when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bowie," in English, "Guten Tag Bowie," in German. About 71% of people named Bowie are men and 29% 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 Bowie,

German

Guten Tag Bowie,

French

Bonjour Bowie,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bowie:

Chinese

Bowie您好：

Japanese

Bowie様

English

Hi Bowie,

German

Hi Bowie,

French

Salut Bowie,

Spanish

Hola Bowie,

Chinese

Bowie你好：

Japanese

Bowie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 Bowie by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name67%
Great Britainrareman's name98%

United States birth data

729 male · 358 female · 1,087 births recorded

Male 67%Female 33%

Since 1980: 66% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bowie a male or female name?

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

How do I address Bowie in an email?

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

Is Bowie a unisex name?

Bowie is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Bowie are men. Bowie leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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