Merel

Merel is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Merel 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: Netherlands, United States, Belgium
US births since 1880: 205 male / 35 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Merel

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

German

Guten Tag Merel,

French

Bonjour Merel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Merel:

Chinese

Merel您好：

Japanese

Merel様

English

Hi Merel,

German

Hi Merel,

French

Salut Merel,

Spanish

Hola Merel,

Chinese

Merel你好：

Japanese

Merel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 Merel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	man's name	85%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

205 male · 35 female · 240 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Frequently asked questions

Is Merel a male or female name?

Merel is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Merel 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 Merel in an email?

Is Merel a unisex name?

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

BibTeX

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