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Gerke

Gerke is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Gerke are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 75%Female 25%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
75% male / 25% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
East Frisia, Netherlands
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Gerke

To address Gerke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gerke," in English, "Guten Tag Gerke," in German. About 75% of people named Gerke are men and 25% 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 Gerke,

German

Guten Tag Gerke,

French

Bonjour Gerke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Gerke:

Chinese

Gerke您好：

Japanese

Gerke様

English

Hi Gerke,

German

Hi Gerke,

French

Salut Gerke,

Spanish

Hola Gerke,

Chinese

Gerke你好：

Japanese

Gerke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 Gerke by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
East Frisiarareman's name75%
Netherlandsrareman's name75%

Frequently asked questions

Is Gerke a male or female name?

Gerke is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Gerke are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Gerke in an email?

To address Gerke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gerke," in English, "Guten Tag Gerke," in German. About 75% of people named Gerke are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Gerke a unisex name?

Gerke is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Gerke are men. Gerke leans strongly male overall.

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

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