Kohl
Kohl 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
- US records 1880–2017
- 1,615 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kohl
If you do not know Kohl’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kohl,” in English, “Guten Tag Kohl,” 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 Kohl,
German
Guten Tag Kohl,
French
Bonjour Kohl,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kohl:
Chinese
Kohl您好：
Japanese
Kohl様
English
Hi Kohl,
German
Hi Kohl,
French
Salut Kohl,
Spanish
Hola Kohl,
Chinese
Kohl你好：
Japanese
Kohl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 |
United States birth data
1,615 male · 0 female · 1,615 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kohl a male or female name?
Kohl 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 Kohl in an email?
If you do not know Kohl’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kohl,” in English, “Guten Tag Kohl,” 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 Kohl a unisex name?
Kohl 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 Kohl a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kohl. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kohl,
title = {Is Kohl a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kohl},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}