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Othel

Othel is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Othel are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 83%Female 17%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
83% male / 17% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
732 male / 154 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Othel

To address Othel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Othel," in English, "Guten Tag Othel," in German. About 83% of people named Othel are men and 17% 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 Othel,

German

Guten Tag Othel,

French

Bonjour Othel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Othel:

Chinese

Othel您好：

Japanese

Othel様

English

Hi Othel,

German

Hi Othel,

French

Salut Othel,

Spanish

Hola Othel,

Chinese

Othel你好：

Japanese

Othel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 Othel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name83%

United States birth data

732 male · 154 female · 886 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Frequently asked questions

Is Othel a male or female name?

Othel is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Othel are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Othel in an email?

To address Othel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Othel," in English, "Guten Tag Othel," in German. About 83% of people named Othel are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Othel a unisex name?

Othel is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Othel are men. Othel 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 Othel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/othel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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