Muriel
Muriel is a female given name: 98% of people named Muriel are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Muriel · Muriël
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Muriël
- US births since 1880
- 762 male / 54,666 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Muriel
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Muriel," in English, "Guten Tag Muriel," in German. Muriel is a female given name: about 98% of people named Muriel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Muriel,
German
Guten Tag Muriel,
French
Bonjour Muriel,
Spanish
Estimado/a Muriel:
Chinese
Muriel您好：
Japanese
Muriel様
English
Hi Muriel,
German
Hi Muriel,
French
Salut Muriel,
Spanish
Hola Muriel,
Chinese
Muriel你好：
Japanese
Muriel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 | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
762 male · 54,666 female · 55,428 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Muriel a male or female name?
Muriel is a female given name: 98% of people named Muriel are women, and it is recorded as female in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Muriel in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Muriel," in English, "Guten Tag Muriel," in German. Muriel is a female given name: about 98% of people named Muriel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Muriel a unisex name?
Muriel is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Muriel are men. Muriel 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 Muriel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/muriel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_muriel,
title = {Is Muriel a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/muriel},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}