Steve
Steve is a male given name: 100% of people named Steve are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Switzerland, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 240,218 male / 906 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Steve
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Steve," in English, "Guten Tag Steve," in German. Steve is a male given name: about 100% of people named Steve are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Steve,
German
Guten Tag Steve,
French
Bonjour Steve,
Spanish
Estimado/a Steve:
Chinese
Steve您好：
Japanese
Steve様
English
Hi Steve,
German
Hi Steve,
French
Salut Steve,
Spanish
Hola Steve,
Chinese
Steve你好：
Japanese
Steve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 | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
240,218 male · 906 female · 241,124 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Steve a male or female name?
Steve is a male given name: 100% of people named Steve are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Steve in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Steve," in English, "Guten Tag Steve," in German. Steve is a male given name: about 100% of people named Steve are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Steve a unisex name?
Steve is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Steve are men. Steve 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 Steve a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/steve (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_steve,
title = {Is Steve a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/steve},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}