Seeley
Seeley is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Seeley are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 73% male / 27% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 302 male / 111 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Seeley
To address Seeley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Seeley," in English, "Guten Tag Seeley," in German. About 73% of people named Seeley are men and 27% 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 Seeley,
German
Guten Tag Seeley,
French
Bonjour Seeley,
Spanish
Estimado/a Seeley:
Chinese
Seeley您好:
Japanese
Seeley様
English
Hi Seeley,
German
Hi Seeley,
French
Salut Seeley,
Spanish
Hola Seeley,
Chinese
Seeley你好:
Japanese
Seeleyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name | 73% |
United States birth data
302 male · 111 female · 413 births recorded
Since 1980: 72% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Seeley a male or female name?
Seeley is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Seeley are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Seeley in an email?
To address Seeley when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Seeley," in English, "Guten Tag Seeley," in German. About 73% of people named Seeley are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Seeley a unisex name?
Seeley is not a unisex name: 73% of people named Seeley are men. Seeley leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Seeley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/seeley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_seeley,
title = {Is Seeley a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/seeley},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}