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Takai

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

Mostly maleLow
Male 85%Female 15%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
85% male / 15% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
281 male / 48 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Takai

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

German

Guten Tag Takai,

French

Bonjour Takai,

Spanish

Estimado/a Takai:

Chinese

Takai您好：

Japanese

Takai様

English

Hi Takai,

German

Hi Takai,

French

Salut Takai,

Spanish

Hola Takai,

Chinese

Takai你好：

Japanese

Takai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 Takai by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name85%

United States birth data

281 male · 48 female · 329 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 85% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Takai a male or female name?

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

How do I address Takai in an email?

To address Takai when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Takai," in English, "Guten Tag Takai," in German. About 85% of people named Takai are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Takai a unisex name?

Takai is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Takai are men. Takai leans strongly male overall.

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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 Takai a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/takai (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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