Emile

Emile is a male given name: 96% of people named Emile are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Emile · Emilė

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Luxembourg, United States, Belgium
Also spelled: Emilė
US births since 1880: 8,071 male / 641 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Emile

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Emile," in English, "Guten Tag Emile," in German. Emile is a male given name: about 96% of people named Emile are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Emile,

German

Guten Tag Emile,

French

Bonjour Emile,

Spanish

Estimado/a Emile:

Chinese

Emile您好：

Japanese

Emile様

English

Hi Emile,

German

Hi Emile,

French

Salut Emile,

Spanish

Hola Emile,

Chinese

Emile你好：

Japanese

Emile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 Emile by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Luxembourg	common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	93%
Belgium	uncommon	man's name	98%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	man's name	98%
Lithuania	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

8,071 male · 641 female · 8,712 births recorded

Male 93%Female 7%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Emile a male or female name?

Emile is a male given name: 96% of people named Emile are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Emile in an email?

Is Emile a unisex name?

Emile is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Emile are men. Emile 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 Emile a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/emile (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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