Estel

Estel is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Estel are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 81%Female 19%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 81% male / 19% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, France
US births since 1880: 2,372 male / 455 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Estel

To address Estel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Estel," in English, "Guten Tag Estel," in German. About 81% of people named Estel are men and 19% 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 Estel,

German

Guten Tag Estel,

French

Bonjour Estel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Estel:

Chinese

Estel您好：

Japanese

Estel様

English

Hi Estel,

German

Hi Estel,

French

Salut Estel,

Spanish

Hola Estel,

Chinese

Estel你好：

Japanese

Estel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 Estel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	84%
France	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

2,372 male · 455 female · 2,827 births recorded

Male 84%Female 16%

Since 1980: 50% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Estel a male or female name?

Estel is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Estel are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Estel in an email?

Is Estel a unisex name?

Estel is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Estel are men. Estel 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 Estel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/estel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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