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Lue

Lue is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Lue are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh
Male 10%Female 90%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
10% male / 90% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, China
US births since 1880
689 male / 6,473 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lue

To address Lue when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lue," in English, "Guten Tag Lue," in German. About 10% of people named Lue are men and 90% 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 Lue,

German

Guten Tag Lue,

French

Bonjour Lue,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lue:

Chinese

Lue您好：

Japanese

Lue様

English

Hi Lue,

German

Hi Lue,

French

Salut Lue,

Spanish

Hola Lue,

Chinese

Lue你好：

Japanese

Lue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 Lue by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name10%
Chinarareunisex name50%

United States birth data

689 male · 6,473 female · 7,162 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lue a male or female name?

Lue is a unisex given name: about 10% of people named Lue are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lue in an email?

To address Lue when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lue," in English, "Guten Tag Lue," in German. About 10% of people named Lue are men and 90% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lue a unisex name?

Lue is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Lue are men. Lue leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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