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Tou

Tou is a male given name: 100% of people named Tou are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium
Male 100%Female 0%
Verdict
Male
Male / female split
100% male / 0% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,254 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tou

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tou," in English, "Guten Tag Tou," in German. Tou is a male given name: about 100% of people named Tou are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tou,

German

Guten Tag Tou,

French

Bonjour Tou,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tou:

Chinese

Tou您好：

Japanese

Tou様

English

Hi Tou,

German

Hi Tou,

French

Salut Tou,

Spanish

Hola Tou,

Chinese

Tou你好：

Japanese

Tou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 Tou by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name100%

United States birth data

1,254 male · 0 female · 1,254 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tou a male or female name?

Tou is a male given name: 100% of people named Tou are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Tou in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tou," in English, "Guten Tag Tou," in German. Tou is a male given name: about 100% of people named Tou are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Tou a unisex name?

Tou is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Tou are men. Tou leans strongly male overall.

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

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