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Val is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Val are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 75%Female 25%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
75% male / 25% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
5,549 male / 1,731 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Val

To address Val when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Val," in English, "Guten Tag Val," in German. About 75% of people named Val are men and 25% 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 Val,

German

Guten Tag Val,

French

Bonjour Val,

Spanish

Estimado/a Val:

Chinese

Val您好：

Japanese

Val様

English

Hi Val,

German

Hi Val,

French

Salut Val,

Spanish

Hola Val,

Chinese

Val你好：

Japanese

Val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 Val by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonunisex name76%
Great Britainrarewoman's name25%

United States birth data

5,549 male · 1,731 female · 7,280 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Val a male or female name?

Val is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Val are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Val in an email?

To address Val when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Val," in English, "Guten Tag Val," in German. About 75% of people named Val are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Val a unisex name?

Val is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Val are men. Val leans strongly male overall.

Related names

ValentineUnisexValerieFemaleMariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMale

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

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