Blue
Blue is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Blue are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 70% male / 30% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 604 male / 256 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Blue
To address Blue when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Blue," in English, "Guten Tag Blue," in German. About 70% of people named Blue are men and 30% 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 Blue,
German
Guten Tag Blue,
French
Bonjour Blue,
Spanish
Estimado/a Blue:
Chinese
Blue您好:
Japanese
Blue様
English
Hi Blue,
German
Hi Blue,
French
Salut Blue,
Spanish
Hola Blue,
Chinese
Blue你好:
Japanese
Blue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 | uncommon | man's name | 70% |
United States birth data
604 male · 256 female · 860 births recorded
Since 1980: 65% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Blue a male or female name?
Blue is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Blue are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Blue in an email?
To address Blue when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Blue," in English, "Guten Tag Blue," in German. About 70% of people named Blue are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Blue a unisex name?
Blue is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Blue are men. Blue 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 Blue a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/blue (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_blue,
title = {Is Blue a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/blue},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}