Zell

Zell is a unisex given name: about 34% of people named Zell are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 34%Female 66%

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

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 34% male / 66% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 193 male / 370 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Zell

To address Zell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zell," in English, "Guten Tag Zell," in German. About 34% of people named Zell are men and 66% 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 Zell,

German

Guten Tag Zell,

French

Bonjour Zell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zell:

Chinese

Zell您好：

Japanese

Zell様

English

Hi Zell,

German

Hi Zell,

French

Salut Zell,

Spanish

Hola Zell,

Chinese

Zell你好：

Japanese

Zell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 Zell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	woman's name	34%

United States birth data

193 male · 370 female · 563 births recorded

Male 34%Female 66%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zell a male or female name?

Zell is a unisex given name: about 34% of people named Zell are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zell in an email?

Is Zell a unisex name?

Zell is not a unisex name: 34% of people named Zell are men. Zell leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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