Lake

Lake is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Lake are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 81%Female 19%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 81% male / 19% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 2,300 male / 526 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lake

To address Lake when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lake," in English, "Guten Tag Lake," in German. About 81% of people named Lake are men and 19% 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 Lake,

German

Guten Tag Lake,

French

Bonjour Lake,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lake:

Chinese

Lake您好：

Japanese

Lake様

English

Hi Lake,

German

Hi Lake,

French

Salut Lake,

Spanish

Hola Lake,

Chinese

Lake你好：

Japanese

Lake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 Lake by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	81%

United States birth data

2,300 male · 526 female · 2,826 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 81% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lake a male or female name?

Lake is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Lake are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lake in an email?

Is Lake a unisex name?

Lake is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Lake are men. Lake leans strongly male 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 Lake a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lake (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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