Laurel

Laurel is a female given name: 96% of people named Laurel are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,854 male / 43,780 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Laurel

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Laurel," in English, "Guten Tag Laurel," in German. Laurel is a female given name: about 96% of people named Laurel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Laurel,

German

Guten Tag Laurel,

French

Bonjour Laurel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Laurel:

Chinese

Laurel您好：

Japanese

Laurel様

English

Hi Laurel,

German

Hi Laurel,

French

Salut Laurel,

Spanish

Hola Laurel,

Chinese

Laurel你好：

Japanese

Laurel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 Laurel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	4%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

1,854 male · 43,780 female · 45,634 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Laurel a male or female name?

Laurel is a female given name: 96% of people named Laurel are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Laurel in an email?

Is Laurel a unisex name?

Laurel is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Laurel are men. Laurel 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 Laurel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laurel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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