Ignace
Ignace is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Ignace are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ignace
To address Ignace when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ignace," in English, "Guten Tag Ignace," in German. About 75% of people named Ignace 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 Ignace,
German
Guten Tag Ignace,
French
Bonjour Ignace,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ignace:
Chinese
Ignace您好：
Japanese
Ignace様
English
Hi Ignace,
German
Hi Ignace,
French
Salut Ignace,
Spanish
Hola Ignace,
Chinese
Ignace你好：
Japanese
Ignace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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Luxembourg | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 75% |
| France | rare | man's name | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ignace a male or female name?
Ignace is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Ignace 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 Ignace in an email?
To address Ignace when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ignace," in English, "Guten Tag Ignace," in German. About 75% of people named Ignace 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 Ignace a unisex name?
Ignace is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Ignace are men. Ignace 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 Ignace a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ignace (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ignace,
title = {Is Ignace a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ignace},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}