Eddie
Eddie is a male given name: 93% of people named Eddie are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 93% male / 7% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Malta, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 209,368 male / 15,695 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Eddie
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Eddie," in English, "Guten Tag Eddie," in German. Eddie is a male given name: about 93% of people named Eddie are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Eddie,
German
Guten Tag Eddie,
French
Bonjour Eddie,
Spanish
Estimado/a Eddie:
Chinese
Eddie您好：
Japanese
Eddie様
English
Hi Eddie,
German
Hi Eddie,
French
Salut Eddie,
Spanish
Hola Eddie,
Chinese
Eddie你好：
Japanese
Eddie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 | very common | man's name | 93% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 75% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
209,368 male · 15,695 female · 225,063 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Eddie a male or female name?
Eddie is a male given name: 93% of people named Eddie are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Eddie in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Eddie," in English, "Guten Tag Eddie," in German. Eddie is a male given name: about 93% of people named Eddie are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Eddie a unisex name?
Eddie is not a unisex name: 93% of people named Eddie are men. Eddie leans strongly male 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 Eddie a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eddie (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_eddie,
title = {Is Eddie a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eddie},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}