Kee
Kee is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Kee 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
- Korea, United States
- US births since 1880
- 1,406 male / 10 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kee
To address Kee when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kee," in English, "Guten Tag Kee," in German. About 75% of people named Kee 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 Kee,
German
Guten Tag Kee,
French
Bonjour Kee,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kee:
Chinese
Kee您好:
Japanese
Kee様
English
Hi Kee,
German
Hi Kee,
French
Salut Kee,
Spanish
Hola Kee,
Chinese
Kee你好:
Japanese
Kee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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 99% |
United States birth data
1,406 male · 10 female · 1,416 births recorded
Since 1980: 98% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kee a male or female name?
Kee is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Kee 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 Kee in an email?
To address Kee when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kee," in English, "Guten Tag Kee," in German. About 75% of people named Kee 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 Kee a unisex name?
Kee is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Kee are men. Kee 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 Kee a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kee (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kee,
title = {Is Kee a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kee},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}