Friedl
Friedl is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Friedl are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 70% male / 30% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Austria, Germany
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Friedl
To address Friedl when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Friedl," in English, "Guten Tag Friedl," in German. About 70% of people named Friedl are men and 30% 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 Friedl,
German
Guten Tag Friedl,
French
Bonjour Friedl,
Spanish
Estimado/a Friedl:
Chinese
Friedl您好:
Japanese
Friedl様
English
Hi Friedl,
German
Hi Friedl,
French
Salut Friedl,
Spanish
Hola Friedl,
Chinese
Friedl你好:
Japanese
Friedl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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Germany | rare | unisex name | 50% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Friedl a male or female name?
Friedl is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Friedl are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Friedl in an email?
To address Friedl when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Friedl," in English, "Guten Tag Friedl," in German. About 70% of people named Friedl are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Friedl a unisex name?
Friedl is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Friedl are men. Friedl leans strongly male 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 Friedl a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/friedl (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_friedl,
title = {Is Friedl a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/friedl},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}