Unique

Unique is a female given name: 90% of people named Unique are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 10%Female 90%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 750 male / 6,758 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Unique

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Unique," in English, "Guten Tag Unique," in German. Unique is a female given name: about 90% of people named Unique are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Unique,

German

Guten Tag Unique,

French

Bonjour Unique,

Spanish

Estimado/a Unique:

Chinese

Unique您好：

Japanese

Unique様

English

Hi Unique,

German

Hi Unique,

French

Salut Unique,

Spanish

Hola Unique,

Chinese

Unique你好：

Japanese

Unique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 Unique by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	10%

United States birth data

750 male · 6,758 female · 7,508 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 10% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Unique a male or female name?

Unique is a female given name: 90% of people named Unique are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Unique in an email?

Is Unique a unisex name?

Unique is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Unique are men. Unique leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

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