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Alwin

Alwin is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
East Frisia, United States, Netherlands
US records 1880–2017
865 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Alwin

If you do not know Alwin’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alwin,” in English, “Guten Tag Alwin,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Alwin,

German

Guten Tag Alwin,

French

Bonjour Alwin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alwin:

Chinese

Alwin您好：

Japanese

Alwin様

English

Hi Alwin,

German

Hi Alwin,

French

Salut Alwin,

Spanish

Hola Alwin,

Chinese

Alwin你好：

Japanese

Alwin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

Classification of Alwin by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
East Frisiauncommonman's name
United Statesuncommonman's name
Netherlandsrareman's name
Switzerlandrareman's name
Germanyrareman's name
Austriarareman's name
Belgiumrareman's name

United States birth data

865 male · 0 female · 865 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alwin a male or female name?

Alwin is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Alwin in an email?

If you do not know Alwin’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Alwin,” in English, “Guten Tag Alwin,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Alwin a unisex name?

Alwin is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

HeinzMaleAnjaFemaleWilhelmMaleHorstMaleGertrudFemaleWilfriedMaleTheodorMaleHeikoMale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Alwin a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/alwin. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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