Haile
Haile is a unisex given name: about 31% of people named Haile are men and 69% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Haile · Hai Le · Hai-Le
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 31% male / 69% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China, Other countries
- Also spelled
- Hai Le, Hai-Le
- US births since 1880
- 204 male / 819 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Haile
To address Haile when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Haile," in English, "Guten Tag Haile," in German. About 31% of people named Haile are men and 69% 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 Haile,
German
Guten Tag Haile,
French
Bonjour Haile,
Spanish
Estimado/a Haile:
Chinese
Haile您好:
Japanese
Haile様
English
Hi Haile,
German
Hi Haile,
French
Salut Haile,
Spanish
Hola Haile,
Chinese
Haile你好:
Japanese
Haile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 | uncommon | woman's name | 20% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Other countries | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
204 male · 819 female · 1,023 births recorded
Since 1980: 15% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Haile a male or female name?
Haile is a unisex given name: about 31% of people named Haile are men and 69% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Haile in an email?
To address Haile when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Haile," in English, "Guten Tag Haile," in German. About 31% of people named Haile are men and 69% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Haile a unisex name?
Haile is not a unisex name: 31% of people named Haile are men. Haile 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 Haile a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/haile (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_haile,
title = {Is Haile a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/haile},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}