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Zissel

Zissel is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Zissel are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 13%Female 87%

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

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
13% male / 87% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Israel, United States
US births since 1880
0 male / 207 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Zissel

To address Zissel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zissel," in English, "Guten Tag Zissel," in German. About 13% of people named Zissel are men and 87% 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 Zissel,

German

Guten Tag Zissel,

French

Bonjour Zissel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zissel:

Chinese

Zissel您好：

Japanese

Zissel様

English

Hi Zissel,

German

Hi Zissel,

French

Salut Zissel,

Spanish

Hola Zissel,

Chinese

Zissel你好：

Japanese

Zissel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 Zissel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Israelrarewoman's name25%
United Statesrarewoman's name0%

United States birth data

0 male · 207 female · 207 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zissel a male or female name?

Zissel is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Zissel are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zissel in an email?

To address Zissel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zissel," in English, "Guten Tag Zissel," in German. About 13% of people named Zissel are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Zissel a unisex name?

Zissel is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Zissel are men. Zissel leans strongly female overall.

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

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