Mimi
Mimi is a female given name: 99% of people named Mimi are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 9 countries covered.
Mimi · Mi Mi · Mi-Mi
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Denmark, Norway
- Also spelled
- Mi Mi, Mi-Mi
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 6,790 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mimi
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mimi," in English, "Guten Tag Mimi," in German. Mimi is a female given name: about 99% of people named Mimi are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mimi,
German
Guten Tag Mimi,
French
Bonjour Mimi,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mimi:
Chinese
Mimi您好：
Japanese
Mimi様
English
Hi Mimi,
German
Hi Mimi,
French
Salut Mimi,
Spanish
Hola Mimi,
Chinese
Mimi你好：
Japanese
Mimi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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 6,790 female · 6,790 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mimi a male or female name?
Mimi is a female given name: 99% of people named Mimi are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Mimi in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mimi," in English, "Guten Tag Mimi," in German. Mimi is a female given name: about 99% of people named Mimi are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mimi a unisex name?
Mimi is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Mimi are men. Mimi 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 Mimi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mimi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mimi,
title = {Is Mimi a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mimi},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}