Belén
Belén is a female given name: 99% of people named Belén are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain
- US births since 1880
- 63 male / 9,495 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Belén
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Belén," in English, "Guten Tag Belén," in German. Belén is a female given name: about 99% of people named Belén are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Belén,
German
Guten Tag Belén,
French
Bonjour Belén,
Spanish
Estimado/a Belén:
Chinese
Belén您好:
Japanese
Belén様
English
Hi Belén,
German
Hi Belén,
French
Salut Belén,
Spanish
Hola Belén,
Chinese
Belén你好:
Japanese
Belén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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 1% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
63 male · 9,495 female · 9,558 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Belén a male or female name?
Belén is a female given name: 99% of people named Belén are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Belén in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Belén," in English, "Guten Tag Belén," in German. Belén is a female given name: about 99% of people named Belén are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Belén a unisex name?
Belén is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Belén are men. Belén 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 Belén a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/belen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_belen,
title = {Is Belén a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/belen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}