Colette
Colette is a female given name: 99% of people named Colette are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Luxembourg
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 22,352 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Colette
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Colette," in English, "Guten Tag Colette," in German. Colette is a female given name: about 99% of people named Colette are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Colette,
German
Guten Tag Colette,
French
Bonjour Colette,
Spanish
Estimado/a Colette:
Chinese
Colette您好：
Japanese
Colette様
English
Hi Colette,
German
Hi Colette,
French
Salut Colette,
Spanish
Hola Colette,
Chinese
Colette你好：
Japanese
Colette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 | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| France | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 22,352 female · 22,352 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Colette a male or female name?
Colette is a female given name: 99% of people named Colette are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Colette in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Colette," in English, "Guten Tag Colette," in German. Colette is a female given name: about 99% of people named Colette are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Colette a unisex name?
Colette is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Colette are men. Colette leans strongly female overall.
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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Colette a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/colette (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_colette,
title = {Is Colette a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/colette},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}