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Egypt is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Egypt are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 11%Female 89%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
11% male / 89% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
335 male / 2,709 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Egypt

To address Egypt when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Egypt," in English, "Guten Tag Egypt," in German. About 11% of people named Egypt are men and 89% 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 Egypt,

German

Guten Tag Egypt,

French

Bonjour Egypt,

Spanish

Estimado/a Egypt:

Chinese

Egypt您好：

Japanese

Egypt様

English

Hi Egypt,

German

Hi Egypt,

French

Salut Egypt,

Spanish

Hola Egypt,

Chinese

Egypt你好：

Japanese

Egypt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 Egypt by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name11%

United States birth data

335 male · 2,709 female · 3,044 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 11% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Egypt a male or female name?

Egypt is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Egypt are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Egypt in an email?

To address Egypt when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Egypt," in English, "Guten Tag Egypt," in German. About 11% of people named Egypt are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Egypt a unisex name?

Egypt is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Egypt are men. Egypt leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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