Anel

Anel is a female given name: 93% of people named Anel are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 7%Female 93%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 7% male / 93% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 259 male / 1,781 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Anel

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Anel," in English, "Guten Tag Anel," in German. Anel is a female given name: about 93% of people named Anel are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Anel,

German

Guten Tag Anel,

French

Bonjour Anel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Anel:

Chinese

Anel您好：

Japanese

Anel様

English

Hi Anel,

German

Hi Anel,

French

Salut Anel,

Spanish

Hola Anel,

Chinese

Anel你好：

Japanese

Anel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 Anel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	13%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

259 male · 1,781 female · 2,040 births recorded

Male 13%Female 87%

Since 1980: 15% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Anel a male or female name?

Anel is a female given name: 93% of people named Anel are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Anel in an email?

Is Anel a unisex name?

Anel is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Anel are men. Anel 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 Anel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/anel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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