Kye
Kye is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Kye are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 77% male / 23% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Korea, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 3,578 male / 276 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kye
To address Kye when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kye," in English, "Guten Tag Kye," in German. About 77% of people named Kye are men and 23% 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 Kye,
German
Guten Tag Kye,
French
Bonjour Kye,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kye:
Chinese
Kye您好:
Japanese
Kye様
English
Hi Kye,
German
Hi Kye,
French
Salut Kye,
Spanish
Hola Kye,
Chinese
Kye你好:
Japanese
Kye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 | man's name | 93% |
| Korea | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
3,578 male · 276 female · 3,854 births recorded
Since 1980: 93% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kye a male or female name?
Kye is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Kye are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kye in an email?
To address Kye when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kye," in English, "Guten Tag Kye," in German. About 77% of people named Kye are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kye a unisex name?
Kye is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Kye are men. Kye leans strongly male 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 Kye a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kye (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kye,
title = {Is Kye a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kye},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}