Charle
Charle is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Charle are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 88% male / 12% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 929 male / 132 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Charle
To address Charle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Charle," in English, "Guten Tag Charle," in German. About 88% of people named Charle are men and 12% 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 Charle,
German
Guten Tag Charle,
French
Bonjour Charle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Charle:
Chinese
Charle您好:
Japanese
Charle様
English
Hi Charle,
German
Hi Charle,
French
Salut Charle,
Spanish
Hola Charle,
Chinese
Charle你好:
Japanese
Charle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 | 88% |
United States birth data
929 male · 132 female · 1,061 births recorded
Since 1980: 51% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Charle a male or female name?
Charle is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Charle are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Charle in an email?
To address Charle when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Charle," in English, "Guten Tag Charle," in German. About 88% of people named Charle are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Charle a unisex name?
Charle is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Charle are men. Charle 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 Charle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/charle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_charle,
title = {Is Charle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/charle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}