Velvet

Velvet is a female given name: 100% of people named Velvet are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 0%Female 100%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 0% male / 100% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 5 male / 3,002 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Velvet

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

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Velvet,

German

Guten Tag Velvet,

French

Bonjour Velvet,

Spanish

Estimado/a Velvet:

Chinese

Velvet您好：

Japanese

Velvet様

English

Hi Velvet,

German

Hi Velvet,

French

Salut Velvet,

Spanish

Hola Velvet,

Chinese

Velvet你好：

Japanese

Velvet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 Velvet by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	0%

United States birth data

5 male · 3,002 female · 3,007 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Velvet a male or female name?

Velvet is a female given name: 100% of people named Velvet are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Velvet in an email?

Is Velvet a unisex name?

Velvet is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Velvet are men. Velvet 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 Velvet a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/velvet (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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