Le
Le is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Le are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 27% male / 73% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States, China
- US births since 1880
- 776 male / 878 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Le
To address Le when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Le," in English, "Guten Tag Le," in German. About 27% of people named Le are men and 73% 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 Le,
German
Guten Tag Le,
French
Bonjour Le,
Spanish
Estimado/a Le:
Chinese
Le您好：
Japanese
Le様
English
Hi Le,
German
Hi Le,
French
Salut Le,
Spanish
Hola Le,
Chinese
Le你好：
Japanese
Le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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | common | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 47% |
| China | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
776 male · 878 female · 1,654 births recorded
Since 1980: 42% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Le a male or female name?
Le is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Le are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Le in an email?
To address Le when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Le," in English, "Guten Tag Le," in German. About 27% of people named Le are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Le a unisex name?
Le is not a unisex name: 27% of people named Le are men. Le leans strongly female 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 Le a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/le (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_le,
title = {Is Le a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/le},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}