Dene

Dene is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Dene are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 28%Female 72%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 28% male / 72% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 223 male / 572 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dene

To address Dene when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dene," in English, "Guten Tag Dene," in German. About 28% of people named Dene are men and 72% 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 Dene,

German

Guten Tag Dene,

French

Bonjour Dene,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dene:

Chinese

Dene您好：

Japanese

Dene様

English

Hi Dene,

German

Hi Dene,

French

Salut Dene,

Spanish

Hola Dene,

Chinese

Dene你好：

Japanese

Dene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 Dene by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	28%

United States birth data

223 male · 572 female · 795 births recorded

Male 28%Female 72%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dene a male or female name?

Dene is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Dene are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Dene in an email?

Is Dene a unisex name?

Dene is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Dene are men. Dene leans strongly female overall.

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 Dene a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dene (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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