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Tao

Tao is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Tao are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 51%Female 49%

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

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
51% male / 49% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
China, Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880
323 male / 10 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tao

To address Tao when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tao," in English, "Guten Tag Tao," in German. About 51% of people named Tao are men and 49% 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 Tao,

German

Guten Tag Tao,

French

Bonjour Tao,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tao:

Chinese

Tao您好：

Japanese

Tao様

English

Hi Tao,

German

Hi Tao,

French

Salut Tao,

Spanish

Hola Tao,

Chinese

Tao你好：

Japanese

Tao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 Tao by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinacommonunisex name50%
Vietnamuncommonunisex name50%
United Statesrareman's name97%

United States birth data

323 male · 10 female · 333 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tao a male or female name?

Tao is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Tao are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tao in an email?

To address Tao when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tao," in English, "Guten Tag Tao," in German. About 51% of people named Tao are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Tao a unisex name?

Tao is a unisex name: 51% of people named Tao are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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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 Tao a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tao (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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