Hortense
Hortense is a female given name: 100% of people named Hortense are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Portugal, France
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 6,312 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Hortense
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hortense," in English, "Guten Tag Hortense," in German. Hortense is a female given name: about 100% of people named Hortense are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Hortense,
German
Guten Tag Hortense,
French
Bonjour Hortense,
Spanish
Estimado/a Hortense:
Chinese
Hortense您好：
Japanese
Hortense様
English
Hi Hortense,
German
Hi Hortense,
French
Salut Hortense,
Spanish
Hola Hortense,
Chinese
Hortense你好：
Japanese
Hortense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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 6,312 female · 6,312 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Hortense a male or female name?
Hortense is a female given name: 100% of people named Hortense are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 3 countries covered.
How do I address Hortense in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Hortense," in English, "Guten Tag Hortense," in German. Hortense is a female given name: about 100% of people named Hortense are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Hortense a unisex name?
Hortense is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Hortense are men. Hortense leans strongly female 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 Hortense a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hortense (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hortense,
title = {Is Hortense a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/hortense},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}