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Timothée

Timothée is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Timothée are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 88%Female 12%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
88% male / 12% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
France, United States
US births since 1880
217 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Timothée

To address Timothée when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Timothée," in English, "Guten Tag Timothée," in German. About 88% of people named Timothée are men and 12% 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 Timothée,

German

Guten Tag Timothée,

French

Bonjour Timothée,

Spanish

Estimado/a Timothée:

Chinese

Timothée您好：

Japanese

Timothée様

English

Hi Timothée,

German

Hi Timothée,

French

Salut Timothée,

Spanish

Hola Timothée,

Chinese

Timothée你好：

Japanese

Timothée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 Timothée by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Francerareman's name75%
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

217 male · 0 female · 217 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Timothée a male or female name?

Timothée is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Timothée are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Timothée in an email?

To address Timothée when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Timothée," in English, "Guten Tag Timothée," in German. About 88% of people named Timothée are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Timothée a unisex name?

Timothée is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Timothée are men. Timothée leans strongly male overall.

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

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