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Hildred

Hildred is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Hildred are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 15%Female 85%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
15% male / 85% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
420 male / 2,404 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Hildred

To address Hildred when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hildred," in English, "Guten Tag Hildred," in German. About 15% of people named Hildred are men and 85% 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 Hildred,

German

Guten Tag Hildred,

French

Bonjour Hildred,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hildred:

Chinese

Hildred您好：

Japanese

Hildred様

English

Hi Hildred,

German

Hi Hildred,

French

Salut Hildred,

Spanish

Hola Hildred,

Chinese

Hildred你好：

Japanese

Hildred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 Hildred by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name15%

United States birth data

420 male · 2,404 female · 2,824 births recorded

Male 15%Female 85%

Frequently asked questions

Is Hildred a male or female name?

Hildred is a unisex given name: about 15% of people named Hildred are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Hildred in an email?

To address Hildred when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Hildred," in English, "Guten Tag Hildred," in German. About 15% of people named Hildred are men and 85% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Hildred a unisex name?

Hildred is not a unisex name: 15% of people named Hildred are men. Hildred 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 Hildred a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hildred (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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