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Tal

Tal is a unisex given name: about 54% of people named Tal are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 54%Female 46%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
54% male / 46% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Israel, United States, Korea
US births since 1880
1,186 male / 519 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tal

To address Tal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tal," in English, "Guten Tag Tal," in German. About 54% of people named Tal are men and 46% 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 Tal,

German

Guten Tag Tal,

French

Bonjour Tal,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tal:

Chinese

Tal您好：

Japanese

Tal様

English

Hi Tal,

German

Hi Tal,

French

Salut Tal,

Spanish

Hola Tal,

Chinese

Tal你好：

Japanese

Tal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 Tal by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Israelcommonunisex name50%
United Statesuncommonman's name70%
Korearareunisex name50%

United States birth data

1,186 male · 519 female · 1,705 births recorded

Male 70%Female 30%

Since 1980: 64% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tal a male or female name?

Tal is a unisex given name: about 54% of people named Tal are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tal in an email?

To address Tal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tal," in English, "Guten Tag Tal," in German. About 54% of people named Tal are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Tal a unisex name?

Tal is a unisex name: 54% of people named Tal 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 Tal a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tal (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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