Tu
Tu is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Tu are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 27% male / 73% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States, Korea
- US births since 1880
- 318 male / 109 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tu
To address Tu when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tu," in English, "Guten Tag Tu," in German. About 27% of people named Tu are men and 73% 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 Tu,
German
Guten Tag Tu,
French
Bonjour Tu,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tu:
Chinese
Tu您好：
Japanese
Tu様
English
Hi Tu,
German
Hi Tu,
French
Salut Tu,
Spanish
Hola Tu,
Chinese
Tu你好：
Japanese
Tuさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | common | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
318 male · 109 female · 427 births recorded
Since 1980: 74% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tu a male or female name?
Tu is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Tu are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tu in an email?
To address Tu when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tu," in English, "Guten Tag Tu," in German. About 27% of people named Tu are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tu a unisex name?
Tu is not a unisex name: 27% of people named Tu are men. Tu leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Tu a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tu (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tu,
title = {Is Tu a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tu},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}