Vester
Vester is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Vester are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 80% male / 20% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Netherlands
- US births since 1880
- 2,566 male / 662 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Vester
To address Vester when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vester," in English, "Guten Tag Vester," in German. About 80% of people named Vester are men and 20% 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 Vester,
German
Guten Tag Vester,
French
Bonjour Vester,
Spanish
Estimado/a Vester:
Chinese
Vester您好:
Japanese
Vester様
English
Hi Vester,
German
Hi Vester,
French
Salut Vester,
Spanish
Hola Vester,
Chinese
Vester你好:
Japanese
Vester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 | uncommon | man's name | 80% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
2,566 male · 662 female · 3,228 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vester a male or female name?
Vester is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Vester are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Vester in an email?
To address Vester when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vester," in English, "Guten Tag Vester," in German. About 80% of people named Vester are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Vester a unisex name?
Vester is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Vester are men. Vester 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 Vester a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vester (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_vester,
title = {Is Vester a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vester},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}