Dede
Dede is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Dede are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Dede · Dedë · DeDe
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 20% male / 80% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania, Turkey
- Also spelled
- Dedë, DeDe
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,608 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dede
To address Dede when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dede," in English, "Guten Tag Dede," in German. About 20% of people named Dede are men and 80% 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 Dede,
German
Guten Tag Dede,
French
Bonjour Dede,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dede:
Chinese
Dede您好：
Japanese
Dede様
English
Hi Dede,
German
Hi Dede,
French
Salut Dede,
Spanish
Hola Dede,
Chinese
Dede你好：
Japanese
Dede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 | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Turkey | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,608 female · 1,608 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dede a male or female name?
Dede is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Dede are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Dede in an email?
To address Dede when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dede," in English, "Guten Tag Dede," in German. About 20% of people named Dede are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Dede a unisex name?
Dede is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Dede are men. Dede 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 Dede a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dede (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dede,
title = {Is Dede a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dede},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}