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Murel

Murel is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Murel are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 68%Female 32%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
68% male / 32% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
485 male / 225 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Murel

To address Murel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Murel," in English, "Guten Tag Murel," in German. About 68% of people named Murel are men and 32% 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 Murel,

German

Guten Tag Murel,

French

Bonjour Murel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Murel:

Chinese

Murel您好：

Japanese

Murel様

English

Hi Murel,

German

Hi Murel,

French

Salut Murel,

Spanish

Hola Murel,

Chinese

Murel你好：

Japanese

Murel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 Murel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name68%

United States birth data

485 male · 225 female · 710 births recorded

Male 68%Female 32%

Frequently asked questions

Is Murel a male or female name?

Murel is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Murel are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Murel in an email?

To address Murel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Murel," in English, "Guten Tag Murel," in German. About 68% of people named Murel are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Murel a unisex name?

Murel is not a unisex name: 68% of people named Murel are men. Murel 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 Murel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/murel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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