Kaye

Kaye is a female given name: 96% of people named Kaye are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 4%Female 96%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 4% male / 96% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland
US births since 1880: 503 male / 13,102 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kaye

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kaye," in English, "Guten Tag Kaye," in German. Kaye is a female given name: about 96% of people named Kaye are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kaye,

German

Guten Tag Kaye,

French

Bonjour Kaye,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kaye:

Chinese

Kaye您好：

Japanese

Kaye様

English

Hi Kaye,

German

Hi Kaye,

French

Salut Kaye,

Spanish

Hola Kaye,

Chinese

Kaye你好：

Japanese

Kaye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 Kaye by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	4%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

503 male · 13,102 female · 13,605 births recorded

Male 4%Female 96%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaye a male or female name?

Kaye is a female given name: 96% of people named Kaye are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Kaye in an email?

Is Kaye a unisex name?

Kaye is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Kaye are men. Kaye leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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