December
December is a female given name: 100% of people named December are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 6 male / 1,361 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address December
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear December," in English, "Guten Tag December," in German. December is a female given name: about 100% of people named December are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear December,
German
Guten Tag December,
French
Bonjour December,
Spanish
Estimado/a December:
Chinese
December您好：
Japanese
December様
English
Hi December,
German
Hi December,
French
Salut December,
Spanish
Hola December,
Chinese
December你好：
Japanese
December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 | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
6 male · 1,361 female · 1,367 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is December a male or female name?
December is a female given name: 100% of people named December are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address December in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear December," in English, "Guten Tag December," in German. December is a female given name: about 100% of people named December are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is December a unisex name?
December is not a unisex name: 0% of people named December are men. December leans strongly female 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 December a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/december (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_december,
title = {Is December a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/december},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}