Stéphane
Stéphane is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Stéphane are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 72% male / 28% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- France, Belgium, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 682 male / 1,128 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Stéphane
To address Stéphane when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Stéphane," in English, "Guten Tag Stéphane," in German. About 72% of people named Stéphane are men and 28% 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 Stéphane,
German
Guten Tag Stéphane,
French
Bonjour Stéphane,
Spanish
Estimado/a Stéphane:
Chinese
Stéphane您好：
Japanese
Stéphane様
English
Hi Stéphane,
German
Hi Stéphane,
French
Salut Stéphane,
Spanish
Hola Stéphane,
Chinese
Stéphane你好：
Japanese
Stéphane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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | common | man's name | 75% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 38% |
United States birth data
682 male · 1,128 female · 1,810 births recorded
Since 1980: 43% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Stéphane a male or female name?
Stéphane is a unisex given name: about 72% of people named Stéphane are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Stéphane in an email?
To address Stéphane when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Stéphane," in English, "Guten Tag Stéphane," in German. About 72% of people named Stéphane are men and 28% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Stéphane a unisex name?
Stéphane is not a unisex name: 72% of people named Stéphane are men. Stéphane 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 Stéphane a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stephane (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_stephane,
title = {Is Stéphane a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/stephane},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}