Gaye
Gaye is a female given name: 100% of people named Gaye are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 5,747 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gaye
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gaye," in English, "Guten Tag Gaye," in German. Gaye is a female given name: about 100% of people named Gaye are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Gaye,
German
Guten Tag Gaye,
French
Bonjour Gaye,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gaye:
Chinese
Gaye您好：
Japanese
Gaye様
English
Hi Gaye,
German
Hi Gaye,
French
Salut Gaye,
Spanish
Hola Gaye,
Chinese
Gaye你好：
Japanese
Gaye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 | common | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 5,747 female · 5,747 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Gaye a male or female name?
Gaye is a female given name: 100% of people named Gaye are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Gaye in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gaye," in English, "Guten Tag Gaye," in German. Gaye is a female given name: about 100% of people named Gaye are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Gaye a unisex name?
Gaye is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Gaye are men. Gaye 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 Gaye a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gaye (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gaye,
title = {Is Gaye a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gaye},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}