Meike
Meike is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Meike are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 20% male / 80% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- East Frisia, Germany, Switzerland
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Meike
To address Meike when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Meike," in English, "Guten Tag Meike," in German. About 20% of people named Meike are men and 80% 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 Meike,
German
Guten Tag Meike,
French
Bonjour Meike,
Spanish
Estimado/a Meike:
Chinese
Meike您好：
Japanese
Meike様
English
Hi Meike,
German
Hi Meike,
French
Salut Meike,
Spanish
Hola Meike,
Chinese
Meike你好：
Japanese
Meike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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 25% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Meike a male or female name?
Meike is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Meike are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Meike in an email?
To address Meike when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Meike," in English, "Guten Tag Meike," in German. About 20% of people named Meike are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Meike a unisex name?
Meike is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Meike are men. Meike leans strongly female 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 Meike a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/meike (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_meike,
title = {Is Meike a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/meike},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}