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Rael

Rael is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Rael are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexLow
Male 55%Female 45%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
55% male / 45% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
187 male / 155 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Rael

To address Rael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rael," in English, "Guten Tag Rael," in German. About 55% of people named Rael are men and 45% 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 Rael,

German

Guten Tag Rael,

French

Bonjour Rael,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rael:

Chinese

Rael您好：

Japanese

Rael様

English

Hi Rael,

German

Hi Rael,

French

Salut Rael,

Spanish

Hola Rael,

Chinese

Rael你好：

Japanese

Rael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 Rael by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareunisex name55%

United States birth data

187 male · 155 female · 342 births recorded

Male 55%Female 45%

Since 1980: 54% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rael a male or female name?

Rael is a unisex given name: about 55% of people named Rael are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Rael in an email?

To address Rael when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Rael," in English, "Guten Tag Rael," in German. About 55% of people named Rael are men and 45% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Rael a unisex name?

Rael is a unisex name: 55% of people named Rael are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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

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