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Minke

Minke is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Minke are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 25%Female 75%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
25% male / 75% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Netherlands
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Minke

To address Minke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Minke," in English, "Guten Tag Minke," in German. About 25% of people named Minke are men and 75% 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 Minke,

German

Guten Tag Minke,

French

Bonjour Minke,

Spanish

Estimado/a Minke:

Chinese

Minke您好：

Japanese

Minke様

English

Hi Minke,

German

Hi Minke,

French

Salut Minke,

Spanish

Hola Minke,

Chinese

Minke你好：

Japanese

Minke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 Minke by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Netherlandsuncommonwoman's name25%

Frequently asked questions

Is Minke a male or female name?

Minke is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Minke are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Minke in an email?

To address Minke when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Minke," in English, "Guten Tag Minke," in German. About 25% of people named Minke are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Minke a unisex name?

Minke is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Minke are men. Minke leans strongly female overall.

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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 Minke a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/minke (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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