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Key

Key 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.

MaleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Korea, United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
151 male / 10 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Key

If you do not know Key’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Key,” in English, “Guten Tag Key,” 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 Key,

German

Guten Tag Key,

French

Bonjour Key,

Spanish

Estimado/a Key:

Chinese

Key您好：

Japanese

Key様

English

Hi Key,

German

Hi Key,

French

Salut Key,

Spanish

Hola Key,

Chinese

Key你好：

Japanese

Key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

Classification of Key by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Korearareman's name
United Statesrareman's name
Great Britainrareman's name

United States birth data

151 male · 10 female · 161 births recorded

Male ≈ 93.8%Female ≈ 6.2%

Records from 1980–2017: 95.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Key a male or female name?

Key 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 Key in an email?

If you do not know Key’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Key,” in English, “Guten Tag Key,” 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 Key a unisex name?

Key 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

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Key a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/key. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_key,
  title  = {Is Key a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/key},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}