Shae

Shae is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Shae are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 22%Female 78%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 22% male / 78% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,475 male / 5,251 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shae

To address Shae when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shae," in English, "Guten Tag Shae," in German. About 22% of people named Shae are men and 78% 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 Shae,

German

Guten Tag Shae,

French

Bonjour Shae,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shae:

Chinese

Shae您好：

Japanese

Shae様

English

Hi Shae,

German

Hi Shae,

French

Salut Shae,

Spanish

Hola Shae,

Chinese

Shae你好：

Japanese

Shae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 Shae by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	22%

United States birth data

1,475 male · 5,251 female · 6,726 births recorded

Male 22%Female 78%

Since 1980: 22% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shae a male or female name?

Shae is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Shae are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Shae in an email?

Is Shae a unisex name?

Shae is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Shae are men. Shae 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 Shae a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shae (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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