Dorothee
Dorothee is a female given name: 98% of people named Dorothee are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
Dorothee · Dorothée
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Germany, France, Switzerland
- Also spelled
- Dorothée
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 289 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dorothee
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorothee," in English, "Guten Tag Dorothee," in German. Dorothee is a female given name: about 98% of people named Dorothee are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dorothee,
German
Guten Tag Dorothee,
French
Bonjour Dorothee,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dorothee:
Chinese
Dorothee您好：
Japanese
Dorothee様
English
Hi Dorothee,
German
Hi Dorothee,
French
Salut Dorothee,
Spanish
Hola Dorothee,
Chinese
Dorothee你好：
Japanese
Dorothee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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 289 female · 289 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Dorothee a male or female name?
Dorothee is a female given name: 98% of people named Dorothee are women, and it is recorded as female in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Dorothee in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dorothee," in English, "Guten Tag Dorothee," in German. Dorothee is a female given name: about 98% of people named Dorothee are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Dorothee a unisex name?
Dorothee is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Dorothee are men. Dorothee 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 Dorothee a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorothee (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dorothee,
title = {Is Dorothee a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dorothee},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}