Dominique

Dominique is a unisex given name: about 35% of people named Dominique are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 35%Female 65%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 35% male / 65% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, France, Belgium
US births since 1880: 22,326 male / 50,098 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dominique

To address Dominique when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dominique," in English, "Guten Tag Dominique," in German. About 35% of people named Dominique are men and 65% 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 Dominique,

German

Guten Tag Dominique,

French

Bonjour Dominique,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dominique:

Chinese

Dominique您好：

Japanese

Dominique様

English

Hi Dominique,

German

Hi Dominique,

French

Salut Dominique,

Spanish

Hola Dominique,

Chinese

Dominique你好：

Japanese

Dominique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 Dominique by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	31%
France	common	unisex name	50%
Belgium	common	unisex name	50%
Switzerland	uncommon	unisex name	50%
Luxembourg	uncommon	unisex name	50%
Netherlands	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

22,326 male · 50,098 female · 72,424 births recorded

Male 31%Female 69%

Since 1980: 31% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dominique a male or female name?

Dominique is a unisex given name: about 35% of people named Dominique are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Dominique in an email?

Is Dominique a unisex name?

Dominique is not a unisex name: 35% of people named Dominique are men. Dominique 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 Dominique a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dominique (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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