Gayle

Gayle is a female given name: 92% of people named Gayle are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 8%Female 92%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 8% male / 92% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880: 4,950 male / 61,314 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Gayle

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gayle," in English, "Guten Tag Gayle," in German. Gayle is a female given name: about 92% of people named Gayle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Gayle,

German

Guten Tag Gayle,

French

Bonjour Gayle,

Spanish

Estimado/a Gayle:

Chinese

Gayle您好：

Japanese

Gayle様

English

Hi Gayle,

German

Hi Gayle,

French

Salut Gayle,

Spanish

Hola Gayle,

Chinese

Gayle你好：

Japanese

Gayle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 Gayle by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	8%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

4,950 male · 61,314 female · 66,264 births recorded

Male 7%Female 93%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gayle a male or female name?

Gayle is a female given name: 92% of people named Gayle are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Gayle in an email?

Is Gayle a unisex name?

Gayle is not a unisex name: 8% of people named Gayle are men. Gayle 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 Gayle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gayle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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