Desi

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

Mostly maleMedium

Male 72%Female 28%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 72% male / 28% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 2,135 male / 767 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Desi

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

German

Guten Tag Desi,

French

Bonjour Desi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Desi:

Chinese

Desi您好：

Japanese

Desi様

English

Hi Desi,

German

Hi Desi,

French

Salut Desi,

Spanish

Hola Desi,

Chinese

Desi你好：

Japanese

Desi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 Desi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	74%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

2,135 male · 767 female · 2,902 births recorded

Male 74%Female 26%

Since 1980: 71% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Desi a male or female name?

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

How do I address Desi in an email?

Is Desi a unisex name?

Desi is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Desi are men. Desi leans strongly male 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 Desi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/desi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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