Che
Che is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, China
- US records 1880–2017
- 1,985 male / 364 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Che
If you do not know Che’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Che,” in English, “Guten Tag Che,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Che,
German
Guten Tag Che,
French
Bonjour Che,
Spanish
Estimado/a Che:
Chinese
Che您好:
Japanese
Che様
English
Hi Che,
German
Hi Che,
French
Salut Che,
Spanish
Hola Che,
Chinese
Che你好:
Japanese
Cheさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| China | rare | unisex name |
United States birth data
1,985 male · 364 female · 2,349 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 84.6% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Che a male or female name?
Che is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Che in an email?
If you do not know Che’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Che,” in English, “Guten Tag Che,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Che a unisex name?
Che is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Che a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/che. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_che,
title = {Is Che a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/che},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}