Tea
Tea is a female given name: 96% of people named Tea are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 11 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Georgia, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 2,343 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tea
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tea," in English, "Guten Tag Tea," in German. Tea is a female given name: about 96% of people named Tea are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tea,
German
Guten Tag Tea,
French
Bonjour Tea,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tea:
Chinese
Tea您好：
Japanese
Tea様
English
Hi Tea,
German
Hi Tea,
French
Salut Tea,
Spanish
Hola Tea,
Chinese
Tea你好：
Japanese
Tea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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Korea | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 2,343 female · 2,343 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tea a male or female name?
Tea is a female given name: 96% of people named Tea are women, and it is recorded as female in 10 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Tea in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tea," in English, "Guten Tag Tea," in German. Tea is a female given name: about 96% of people named Tea are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Tea a unisex name?
Tea is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Tea are men. Tea 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 Tea a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tea (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tea,
title = {Is Tea a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tea},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}