Romaine

Romaine is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Romaine are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 15%Female 85%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 15% male / 85% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Luxembourg, Switzerland
US births since 1880: 951 male / 3,136 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Romaine

To address Romaine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Romaine," in English, "Guten Tag Romaine," in German. About 15% of people named Romaine are men and 85% 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 Romaine,

German

Guten Tag Romaine,

French

Bonjour Romaine,

Spanish

Estimado/a Romaine:

Chinese

Romaine您好：

Japanese

Romaine様

English

Hi Romaine,

German

Hi Romaine,

French

Salut Romaine,

Spanish

Hola Romaine,

Chinese

Romaine你好：

Japanese

Romaine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 Romaine by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	23%
Luxembourg	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Switzerland	rare	woman's name	2%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	2%
France	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

951 male · 3,136 female · 4,087 births recorded

Male 23%Female 77%

Since 1980: 83% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Romaine a male or female name?

Romaine is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Romaine are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Romaine in an email?

Is Romaine a unisex name?

Romaine is not a unisex name: 15% of people named Romaine are men. Romaine 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 Romaine a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/romaine (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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