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Carel

Carel is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Carel 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
Netherlands, United States
US births since 1880
145 male / 60 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Carel

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

German

Guten Tag Carel,

French

Bonjour Carel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Carel:

Chinese

Carel您好：

Japanese

Carel様

English

Hi Carel,

German

Hi Carel,

French

Salut Carel,

Spanish

Hola Carel,

Chinese

Carel你好：

Japanese

Carel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 Carel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Netherlandsrareman's name98%
United Statesrareman's name71%

United States birth data

145 male · 60 female · 205 births recorded

Male 71%Female 29%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carel a male or female name?

Carel is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Carel 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 Carel in an email?

To address Carel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Carel," in English, "Guten Tag Carel," in German. About 89% of people named Carel 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 Carel a unisex name?

Carel is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Carel are men. Carel leans strongly male 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 Carel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/carel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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