Kersten

Kersten is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Kersten are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 19%Female 81%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 19% male / 81% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Germany, East Frisia
US births since 1880: 0 male / 918 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kersten

To address Kersten when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kersten," in English, "Guten Tag Kersten," in German. About 19% of people named Kersten are men and 81% 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 Kersten,

German

Guten Tag Kersten,

French

Bonjour Kersten,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kersten:

Chinese

Kersten您好：

Japanese

Kersten様

English

Hi Kersten,

German

Hi Kersten,

French

Salut Kersten,

Spanish

Hola Kersten,

Chinese

Kersten你好：

Japanese

Kersten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 Kersten by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	0%
Germany	rare	unisex name	50%
East Frisia	rare	unisex name	50%
Austria	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

0 male · 918 female · 918 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kersten a male or female name?

Kersten is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Kersten are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kersten in an email?

Is Kersten a unisex name?

Kersten is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Kersten are men. Kersten 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 Kersten a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kersten (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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