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Sage

Sage is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Sage are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 36%Female 64%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
36% male / 64% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
9,919 male / 17,338 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Sage

To address Sage when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sage," in English, "Guten Tag Sage," in German. About 36% of people named Sage are men and 64% 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 Sage,

German

Guten Tag Sage,

French

Bonjour Sage,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sage:

Chinese

Sage您好：

Japanese

Sage様

English

Hi Sage,

German

Hi Sage,

French

Salut Sage,

Spanish

Hola Sage,

Chinese

Sage你好：

Japanese

Sage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 Sage by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonunisex name36%

United States birth data

9,919 male · 17,338 female · 27,257 births recorded

Male 36%Female 64%

Since 1980: 36% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sage a male or female name?

Sage is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Sage are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Sage in an email?

To address Sage when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sage," in English, "Guten Tag Sage," in German. About 36% of people named Sage are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Sage a unisex name?

Sage is a unisex name: 36% of people named Sage 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 Sage a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sage (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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