Ilke
Ilke is a female given name: 93% of people named Ilke are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
Ilke · İlke
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 7% male / 93% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, East Frisia
- Also spelled
- İlke
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ilke
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ilke," in English, "Guten Tag Ilke," in German. Ilke is a female given name: about 93% of people named Ilke are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ilke,
German
Guten Tag Ilke,
French
Bonjour Ilke,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ilke:
Chinese
Ilke您好：
Japanese
Ilke様
English
Hi Ilke,
German
Hi Ilke,
French
Salut Ilke,
Spanish
Hola Ilke,
Chinese
Ilke你好：
Japanese
Ilke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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 25% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ilke a male or female name?
Ilke is a female given name: 93% of people named Ilke are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Ilke in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ilke," in English, "Guten Tag Ilke," in German. Ilke is a female given name: about 93% of people named Ilke are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Ilke a unisex name?
Ilke is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Ilke are men. Ilke 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 Ilke a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ilke (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ilke,
title = {Is Ilke a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ilke},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}