Nate

Nate is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Nate are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 87%Female 13%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 87% male / 13% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, East Frisia, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 3,715 male / 303 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nate

To address Nate when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nate," in English, "Guten Tag Nate," in German. About 87% of people named Nate are men and 13% 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 Nate,

German

Guten Tag Nate,

French

Bonjour Nate,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nate:

Chinese

Nate您好：

Japanese

Nate様

English

Hi Nate,

German

Hi Nate,

French

Salut Nate,

Spanish

Hola Nate,

Chinese

Nate你好：

Japanese

Nate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 Nate by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	93%
East Frisia	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

3,715 male · 303 female · 4,018 births recorded

Male 92%Female 8%

Since 1980: 93% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nate a male or female name?

Nate is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Nate are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nate in an email?

Is Nate a unisex name?

Nate is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Nate are men. Nate leans strongly male 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 Nate a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nate (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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