Monroe

Monroe is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Monroe are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 85%Female 15%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 85% male / 15% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 15,960 male / 2,771 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Monroe

To address Monroe when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Monroe," in English, "Guten Tag Monroe," in German. About 85% of people named Monroe are men and 15% 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 Monroe,

German

Guten Tag Monroe,

French

Bonjour Monroe,

Spanish

Estimado/a Monroe:

Chinese

Monroe您好：

Japanese

Monroe様

English

Hi Monroe,

German

Hi Monroe,

French

Salut Monroe,

Spanish

Hola Monroe,

Chinese

Monroe你好：

Japanese

Monroe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 Monroe by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	85%

United States birth data

15,960 male · 2,771 female · 18,731 births recorded

Male 85%Female 15%

Since 1980: 40% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Monroe a male or female name?

Monroe is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Monroe are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Monroe in an email?

Is Monroe a unisex name?

Monroe is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Monroe are men. Monroe 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 Monroe a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/monroe (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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