Maike
Maike is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Maike are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 18% male / 82% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- East Frisia, Germany, Netherlands
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maike
To address Maike when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Maike," in English, "Guten Tag Maike," in German. About 18% of people named Maike are men and 82% 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 Maike,
German
Guten Tag Maike,
French
Bonjour Maike,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maike:
Chinese
Maike您好：
Japanese
Maike様
English
Hi Maike,
German
Hi Maike,
French
Salut Maike,
Spanish
Hola Maike,
Chinese
Maike你好：
Japanese
Maike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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Maike a male or female name?
Maike is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Maike are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Maike in an email?
To address Maike when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Maike," in English, "Guten Tag Maike," in German. About 18% of people named Maike are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Maike a unisex name?
Maike is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Maike are men. Maike 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 Maike a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maike (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maike,
title = {Is Maike a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maike},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}