Mithilesh
Mithilesh is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Mithilesh are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 25% male / 75% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mithilesh
To address Mithilesh when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mithilesh," in English, "Guten Tag Mithilesh," in German. About 25% of people named Mithilesh 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 Mithilesh,
German
Guten Tag Mithilesh,
French
Bonjour Mithilesh,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mithilesh:
Chinese
Mithilesh您好:
Japanese
Mithilesh様
English
Hi Mithilesh,
German
Hi Mithilesh,
French
Salut Mithilesh,
Spanish
Hola Mithilesh,
Chinese
Mithilesh你好:
Japanese
Mithileshさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 25% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mithilesh a male or female name?
Mithilesh is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Mithilesh 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 Mithilesh in an email?
To address Mithilesh when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mithilesh," in English, "Guten Tag Mithilesh," in German. About 25% of people named Mithilesh 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 Mithilesh a unisex name?
Mithilesh is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Mithilesh are men. Mithilesh leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Mithilesh a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mithilesh (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mithilesh,
title = {Is Mithilesh a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mithilesh},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}