Marte

Marte is a unisex given name: about 31% of people named Marte are men and 69% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 31%Female 69%

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

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 31% male / 69% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Norway, United States, Netherlands
US births since 1880: 139 male / 35 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Marte

To address Marte when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Marte," in English, "Guten Tag Marte," in German. About 31% of people named Marte are men and 69% 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 Marte,

German

Guten Tag Marte,

French

Bonjour Marte,

Spanish

Estimado/a Marte:

Chinese

Marte您好：

Japanese

Marte様

English

Hi Marte,

German

Hi Marte,

French

Salut Marte,

Spanish

Hola Marte,

Chinese

Marte你好：

Japanese

Marte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 Marte by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Norway	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	man's name	80%
Netherlands	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

139 male · 35 female · 174 births recorded

Male 80%Female 20%

Since 1980: 90% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Marte a male or female name?

Marte is a unisex given name: about 31% of people named Marte are men and 69% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Marte in an email?

Is Marte a unisex name?

Marte is not a unisex name: 31% of people named Marte are men. Marte 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 Marte a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/marte (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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