Merrell

Merrell is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Merrell are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 88%Female 12%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 88% male / 12% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,163 male / 155 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Merrell

To address Merrell when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merrell," in English, "Guten Tag Merrell," in German. About 88% of people named Merrell are men and 12% 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 Merrell,

German

Guten Tag Merrell,

French

Bonjour Merrell,

Spanish

Estimado/a Merrell:

Chinese

Merrell您好：

Japanese

Merrell様

English

Hi Merrell,

German

Hi Merrell,

French

Salut Merrell,

Spanish

Hola Merrell,

Chinese

Merrell你好：

Japanese

Merrell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 Merrell by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	88%

United States birth data

1,163 male · 155 female · 1,318 births recorded

Male 88%Female 12%

Since 1980: 96% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Merrell a male or female name?

Merrell is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Merrell are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Merrell in an email?

Is Merrell a unisex name?

Merrell is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Merrell are men. Merrell leans strongly male 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 Merrell a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merrell (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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