Kern
Kern is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 743 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kern
If you do not know Kern’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kern,” in English, “Guten Tag Kern,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kern,
German
Guten Tag Kern,
French
Bonjour Kern,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kern:
Chinese
Kern您好：
Japanese
Kern様
English
Hi Kern,
German
Hi Kern,
French
Salut Kern,
Spanish
Hola Kern,
Chinese
Kern你好：
Japanese
Kern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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
743 male · 0 female · 743 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kern a male or female name?
Kern is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kern in an email?
If you do not know Kern’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kern,” in English, “Guten Tag Kern,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kern a unisex name?
Kern is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kern a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kern. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kern,
title = {Is Kern a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kern},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}