Edel

Edel is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Edel are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 12%Female 88%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 12% male / 88% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Ireland, Denmark, Norway
US births since 1880: 405 male / 47 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Edel

To address Edel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Edel," in English, "Guten Tag Edel," in German. About 12% of people named Edel are men and 88% 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 Edel,

German

Guten Tag Edel,

French

Bonjour Edel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Edel:

Chinese

Edel您好：

Japanese

Edel様

English

Hi Edel,

German

Hi Edel,

French

Salut Edel,

Spanish

Hola Edel,

Chinese

Edel你好：

Japanese

Edel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 Edel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Ireland	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Denmark	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Norway	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	man's name	90%
Sweden	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

405 male · 47 female · 452 births recorded

Male 90%Female 10%

Since 1980: 95% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Edel a male or female name?

Edel is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Edel are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Edel in an email?

Is Edel a unisex name?

Edel is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Edel are men. Edel leans strongly female overall.

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 Edel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/edel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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