Augustine
Augustine is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Augustine are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 72% male / 28% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Austria, France
- US births since 1880
- 12,714 male / 3,629 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Augustine
To address Augustine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Augustine," in English, "Guten Tag Augustine," in German. About 72% of people named Augustine are men and 28% 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 Augustine,
German
Guten Tag Augustine,
French
Bonjour Augustine,
Spanish
Estimado/a Augustine:
Chinese
Augustine您好：
Japanese
Augustine様
English
Hi Augustine,
German
Hi Augustine,
French
Salut Augustine,
Spanish
Hola Augustine,
Chinese
Augustine你好：
Japanese
Augustineさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 78% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
12,714 male · 3,629 female · 16,343 births recorded
Since 1980: 93% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Augustine a male or female name?
Augustine is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Augustine are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Augustine in an email?
To address Augustine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Augustine," in English, "Guten Tag Augustine," in German. About 72% of people named Augustine are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Augustine a unisex name?
Augustine is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Augustine are men. Augustine leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Augustine a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/augustine (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_augustine,
title = {Is Augustine a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/augustine},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}