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Zed

Zed is a male given name: 100% of people named Zed are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleLow
Male 100%Female 0%

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

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
100% male / 0% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
362 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Zed

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Zed," in English, "Guten Tag Zed," in German. Zed is a male given name: about 100% of people named Zed are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Zed,

German

Guten Tag Zed,

French

Bonjour Zed,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zed:

Chinese

Zed您好：

Japanese

Zed様

English

Hi Zed,

German

Hi Zed,

French

Salut Zed,

Spanish

Hola Zed,

Chinese

Zed你好：

Japanese

Zed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 Zed by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

362 male · 0 female · 362 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zed a male or female name?

Zed is a male given name: 100% of people named Zed are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Zed in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Zed," in English, "Guten Tag Zed," in German. Zed is a male given name: about 100% of people named Zed are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Zed a unisex name?

Zed is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Zed are men. Zed leans strongly male overall.

Related names

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

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