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Kessler

Kessler is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Kessler are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 83%Female 17%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
83% male / 17% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
370 male / 78 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kessler

To address Kessler when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kessler," in English, "Guten Tag Kessler," in German. About 83% of people named Kessler are men and 17% 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 Kessler,

German

Guten Tag Kessler,

French

Bonjour Kessler,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kessler:

Chinese

Kessler您好：

Japanese

Kessler様

English

Hi Kessler,

German

Hi Kessler,

French

Salut Kessler,

Spanish

Hola Kessler,

Chinese

Kessler你好：

Japanese

Kessler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 Kessler by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name83%

United States birth data

370 male · 78 female · 448 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 84% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kessler a male or female name?

Kessler is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Kessler are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kessler in an email?

To address Kessler when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kessler," in English, "Guten Tag Kessler," in German. About 83% of people named Kessler are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Kessler a unisex name?

Kessler is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Kessler are men. Kessler leans strongly male overall.

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

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