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Del is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Del are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 85%Female 15%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
85% male / 15% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
4,207 male / 672 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Del

To address Del when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Del," in English, "Guten Tag Del," in German. About 85% of people named Del are men and 15% 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 Del,

German

Guten Tag Del,

French

Bonjour Del,

Spanish

Estimado/a Del:

Chinese

Del您好：

Japanese

Del様

English

Hi Del,

German

Hi Del,

French

Salut Del,

Spanish

Hola Del,

Chinese

Del你好：

Japanese

Del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 Del by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name86%
Great Britainrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

4,207 male · 672 female · 4,879 births recorded

Male 86%Female 14%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Del a male or female name?

Del is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Del are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Del in an email?

To address Del when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Del," in English, "Guten Tag Del," in German. About 85% of people named Del are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Del a unisex name?

Del is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Del are men. Del 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 Del a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/del (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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