Gunhild
Gunhild is a female given name: 98% of people named Gunhild are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Sweden, Denmark, Norway
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 169 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gunhild
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gunhild," in English, "Guten Tag Gunhild," in German. Gunhild is a female given name: about 98% of people named Gunhild are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Gunhild,
German
Guten Tag Gunhild,
French
Bonjour Gunhild,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gunhild:
Chinese
Gunhild您好：
Japanese
Gunhild様
English
Hi Gunhild,
German
Hi Gunhild,
French
Salut Gunhild,
Spanish
Hola Gunhild,
Chinese
Gunhild你好：
Japanese
Gunhild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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 169 female · 169 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Gunhild a male or female name?
Gunhild is a female given name: 98% of people named Gunhild are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Gunhild in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gunhild," in English, "Guten Tag Gunhild," in German. Gunhild is a female given name: about 98% of people named Gunhild are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Gunhild a unisex name?
Gunhild is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Gunhild are men. Gunhild 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 Gunhild a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gunhild (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gunhild,
title = {Is Gunhild a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gunhild},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}