Martine

Martine is a female given name: 97% of people named Martine are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 7 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 3%Female 97%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 3% male / 97% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
US births since 1880: 303 male / 2,665 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Martine

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Martine," in English, "Guten Tag Martine," in German. Martine is a female given name: about 97% of people named Martine are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Martine,

German

Guten Tag Martine,

French

Bonjour Martine,

Spanish

Estimado/a Martine:

Chinese

Martine您好：

Japanese

Martine様

English

Hi Martine,

German

Hi Martine,

French

Salut Martine,

Spanish

Hola Martine,

Chinese

Martine你好：

Japanese

Martine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 Martine by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Belgium	common	woman's name	2%
France	common	woman's name	2%
Luxembourg	common	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	10%
Switzerland	uncommon	woman's name	2%
East Frisia	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

303 male · 2,665 female · 2,968 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 17% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Martine a male or female name?

Martine is a female given name: 97% of people named Martine are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 7 countries covered.

How do I address Martine in an email?

Is Martine a unisex name?

Martine is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Martine are men. Martine 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 Martine a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/martine (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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