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The is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named The are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh
Male 25%Female 75%

The · Thé

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
25% male / 75% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, Netherlands
Also spelled
Thé
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address The

To address The when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear The," in English, "Guten Tag The," in German. About 25% of people named The are men and 75% 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 The,

German

Guten Tag The,

French

Bonjour The,

Spanish

Estimado/a The:

Chinese

The您好：

Japanese

The様

English

Hi The,

German

Hi The,

French

Salut The,

Spanish

Hola The,

Chinese

The你好：

Japanese

The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 The by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamcommonwoman's name25%
Netherlandsrareman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is The a male or female name?

The is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named The are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address The in an email?

To address The when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear The," in English, "Guten Tag The," in German. About 25% of people named The are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is The a unisex name?

The is not a unisex name: 25% of people named The are men. The leans strongly female overall.

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VanMostly maleThiMostly femaleThanhUnisexHungMostly maleTienMostly maleAnhMostly femaleMinhMostly femaleTuanMostly male

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

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