Lael

Lael is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Lael are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 26%Female 74%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 26% male / 74% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 664 male / 1,897 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lael

To address Lael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lael," in English, "Guten Tag Lael," in German. About 26% of people named Lael are men and 74% 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 Lael,

German

Guten Tag Lael,

French

Bonjour Lael,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lael:

Chinese

Lael您好：

Japanese

Lael様

English

Hi Lael,

German

Hi Lael,

French

Salut Lael,

Spanish

Hola Lael,

Chinese

Lael你好：

Japanese

Lael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

Gender of the name Lael by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	26%

United States birth data

664 male · 1,897 female · 2,561 births recorded

Male 26%Female 74%

Since 1980: 28% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lael a male or female name?

Lael is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Lael are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lael in an email?

Is Lael a unisex name?

Lael is not a unisex name: 26% of people named Lael are men. Lael leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

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

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_lael,
  title  = {Is Lael a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lael},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}