Vestal
Vestal is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Vestal are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 367 male / 125 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Vestal
To address Vestal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vestal," in English, "Guten Tag Vestal," in German. About 75% of people named Vestal 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 Vestal,
German
Guten Tag Vestal,
French
Bonjour Vestal,
Spanish
Estimado/a Vestal:
Chinese
Vestal您好:
Japanese
Vestal様
English
Hi Vestal,
German
Hi Vestal,
French
Salut Vestal,
Spanish
Hola Vestal,
Chinese
Vestal你好:
Japanese
Vestal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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
367 male · 125 female · 492 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Vestal a male or female name?
Vestal is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Vestal 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 Vestal in an email?
To address Vestal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vestal," in English, "Guten Tag Vestal," in German. About 75% of people named Vestal 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 Vestal a unisex name?
Vestal is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Vestal are men. Vestal leans strongly male 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 Vestal a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vestal (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_vestal,
title = {Is Vestal a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vestal},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}