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Eelke

Eelke is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Eelke are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 70%Female 30%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
70% male / 30% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Netherlands, East Frisia
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Eelke

To address Eelke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eelke," in English, "Guten Tag Eelke," in German. About 70% of people named Eelke are men and 30% 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 Eelke,

German

Guten Tag Eelke,

French

Bonjour Eelke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Eelke:

Chinese

Eelke您好：

Japanese

Eelke様

English

Hi Eelke,

German

Hi Eelke,

French

Salut Eelke,

Spanish

Hola Eelke,

Chinese

Eelke你好：

Japanese

Eelke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 Eelke by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Netherlandsrareman's name75%
East Frisiarareunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Eelke a male or female name?

Eelke is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Eelke are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Eelke in an email?

To address Eelke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Eelke," in English, "Guten Tag Eelke," in German. About 70% of people named Eelke are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Eelke a unisex name?

Eelke is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Eelke are men. Eelke leans strongly male overall.

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

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