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Mishael

Mishael is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Mishael are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 66%Female 34%

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

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
66% male / 34% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
350 male / 177 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Mishael

To address Mishael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mishael," in English, "Guten Tag Mishael," in German. About 66% of people named Mishael are men and 34% 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 Mishael,

German

Guten Tag Mishael,

French

Bonjour Mishael,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mishael:

Chinese

Mishael您好：

Japanese

Mishael様

English

Hi Mishael,

German

Hi Mishael,

French

Salut Mishael,

Spanish

Hola Mishael,

Chinese

Mishael你好：

Japanese

Mishael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 Mishael by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name66%

United States birth data

350 male · 177 female · 527 births recorded

Male 66%Female 34%

Since 1980: 70% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mishael a male or female name?

Mishael is a unisex given name: about 66% of people named Mishael are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Mishael in an email?

To address Mishael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mishael," in English, "Guten Tag Mishael," in German. About 66% of people named Mishael are men and 34% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Mishael a unisex name?

Mishael is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Mishael are men. Mishael leans strongly male overall.

Related names

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

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