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Moe

Moe is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly maleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Mostly male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Japan
US records 1880–2017
677 male / 56 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Moe

If you do not know Moe’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Moe,” in English, “Guten Tag Moe,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Moe,

German

Guten Tag Moe,

French

Bonjour Moe,

Spanish

Estimado/a Moe:

Chinese

Moe您好：

Japanese

Moe様

English

Hi Moe,

German

Hi Moe,

French

Salut Moe,

Spanish

Hola Moe,

Chinese

Moe你好：

Japanese

Moe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

Classification of Moe by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name
Japanrarewoman's name

United States birth data

677 male · 56 female · 733 births recorded

Male ≈ 92.4%Female ≈ 7.6%

Records from 1980–2017: 46.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Moe a male or female name?

Moe is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Moe in an email?

If you do not know Moe’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Moe,” in English, “Guten Tag Moe,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Moe a unisex name?

Moe is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Moe a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/moe. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_moe,
  title  = {Is Moe a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/moe},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}