Meiko

Meiko is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Meiko are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 26%Female 74%

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

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 26% male / 74% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States, East Frisia
US births since 1880: 56 male / 89 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Meiko

To address Meiko when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Meiko," in English, "Guten Tag Meiko," in German. About 26% of people named Meiko are men and 74% 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 Meiko,

German

Guten Tag Meiko,

French

Bonjour Meiko,

Spanish

Estimado/a Meiko:

Chinese

Meiko您好：

Japanese

Meiko様

English

Hi Meiko,

German

Hi Meiko,

French

Salut Meiko,

Spanish

Hola Meiko,

Chinese

Meiko你好：

Japanese

Meiko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 Meiko by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	unisex name	39%
East Frisia	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

56 male · 89 female · 145 births recorded

Male 39%Female 61%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Meiko a male or female name?

Meiko is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Meiko are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Meiko in an email?

Is Meiko a unisex name?

Meiko is not a unisex name: 26% of people named Meiko are men. Meiko 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 Meiko a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/meiko (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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