Pepper

Pepper is a female given name: 91% of people named Pepper are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 9%Female 91%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 9% male / 91% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 218 male / 2,222 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Pepper

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Pepper," in English, "Guten Tag Pepper," in German. Pepper is a female given name: about 91% of people named Pepper are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Pepper,

German

Guten Tag Pepper,

French

Bonjour Pepper,

Spanish

Estimado/a Pepper:

Chinese

Pepper您好：

Japanese

Pepper様

English

Hi Pepper,

German

Hi Pepper,

French

Salut Pepper,

Spanish

Hola Pepper,

Chinese

Pepper你好：

Japanese

Pepper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 Pepper by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	9%

United States birth data

218 male · 2,222 female · 2,440 births recorded

Male 9%Female 91%

Since 1980: 7% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pepper a male or female name?

Pepper is a female given name: 91% of people named Pepper are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Pepper in an email?

Is Pepper a unisex name?

Pepper is not a unisex name: 9% of people named Pepper are men. Pepper leans strongly female 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 Pepper a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/pepper (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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