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Moe

Moe is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Moe are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 74%Female 26%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
74% male / 26% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Japan
US births since 1880
677 male / 56 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Moe

To address Moe when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Moe," in English, "Guten Tag Moe," in German. About 74% of people named Moe are men and 26% 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 Moe,

German

Guten Tag Moe,

French

Bonjour Moe,

Spanish

Estimado/a Moe:

Chinese

Moe您好：

Japanese

Moe様

English

Hi Moe,

German

Hi Moe,

French

Salut Moe,

Spanish

Hola Moe,

Chinese

Moe你好：

Japanese

Moe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 Moe by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name92%
Japanrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

677 male · 56 female · 733 births recorded

Male 92%Female 8%

Since 1980: 46% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Moe a male or female name?

Moe is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Moe are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Moe in an email?

To address Moe when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Moe," in English, "Guten Tag Moe," in German. About 74% of people named Moe are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Moe a unisex name?

Moe is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Moe are men. Moe leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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