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Vernal

Vernal is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Vernal are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 83%Female 17%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
83% male / 17% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,787 male / 370 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Vernal

To address Vernal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vernal," in English, "Guten Tag Vernal," in German. About 83% of people named Vernal are men and 17% 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 Vernal,

German

Guten Tag Vernal,

French

Bonjour Vernal,

Spanish

Estimado/a Vernal:

Chinese

Vernal您好：

Japanese

Vernal様

English

Hi Vernal,

German

Hi Vernal,

French

Salut Vernal,

Spanish

Hola Vernal,

Chinese

Vernal你好：

Japanese

Vernal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 Vernal by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name83%

United States birth data

1,787 male · 370 female · 2,157 births recorded

Male 83%Female 17%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vernal a male or female name?

Vernal is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Vernal are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Vernal in an email?

To address Vernal when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vernal," in English, "Guten Tag Vernal," in German. About 83% of people named Vernal are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Vernal a unisex name?

Vernal is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Vernal are men. Vernal leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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