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Carle

Carle is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Carle are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 76%Female 24%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
76% male / 24% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
462 male / 144 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Carle

To address Carle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carle," in English, "Guten Tag Carle," in German. About 76% of people named Carle are men and 24% 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 Carle,

German

Guten Tag Carle,

French

Bonjour Carle,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carle:

Chinese

Carle您好：

Japanese

Carle様

English

Hi Carle,

German

Hi Carle,

French

Salut Carle,

Spanish

Hola Carle,

Chinese

Carle你好：

Japanese

Carle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 Carle by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name76%

United States birth data

462 male · 144 female · 606 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 5% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carle a male or female name?

Carle is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Carle are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Carle in an email?

To address Carle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carle," in English, "Guten Tag Carle," in German. About 76% of people named Carle are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Carle a unisex name?

Carle is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Carle are men. Carle 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 Carle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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