Dorette
Dorette is a female given name: 99% of people named Dorette are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Austria, Germany
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 273 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorette
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorette," in English, "Guten Tag Dorette," in German. Dorette is a female given name: about 99% of people named Dorette are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorette,
German
Guten Tag Dorette,
French
Bonjour Dorette,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorette:
Chinese
Dorette您好：
Japanese
Dorette様
English
Hi Dorette,
German
Hi Dorette,
French
Salut Dorette,
Spanish
Hola Dorette,
Chinese
Dorette你好：
Japanese
Dorette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 | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 273 female · 273 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorette a male or female name?
Dorette is a female given name: 99% of people named Dorette are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 5 countries covered.
How do I address Dorette in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorette," in English, "Guten Tag Dorette," in German. Dorette is a female given name: about 99% of people named Dorette are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Dorette a unisex name?
Dorette is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Dorette are men. Dorette 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 Dorette a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorette (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorette,
title = {Is Dorette a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorette},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}