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Athel

Athel is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Athel are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 89%Female 11%

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

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
89% male / 11% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
298 male / 36 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Athel

To address Athel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Athel," in English, "Guten Tag Athel," in German. About 89% of people named Athel are men and 11% 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 Athel,

German

Guten Tag Athel,

French

Bonjour Athel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Athel:

Chinese

Athel您好：

Japanese

Athel様

English

Hi Athel,

German

Hi Athel,

French

Salut Athel,

Spanish

Hola Athel,

Chinese

Athel你好：

Japanese

Athel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 Athel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name89%

United States birth data

298 male · 36 female · 334 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Frequently asked questions

Is Athel a male or female name?

Athel is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Athel are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Athel in an email?

To address Athel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Athel," in English, "Guten Tag Athel," in German. About 89% of people named Athel are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Athel a unisex name?

Athel is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Athel are men. Athel leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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