Bijan
Bijan is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Bijan are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 84% male / 16% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries, India and Sri Lanka
- US births since 1880
- 968 male / 29 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Bijan
To address Bijan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bijan," in English, "Guten Tag Bijan," in German. About 84% of people named Bijan are men and 16% 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 Bijan,
German
Guten Tag Bijan,
French
Bonjour Bijan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Bijan:
Chinese
Bijan您好：
Japanese
Bijan様
English
Hi Bijan,
German
Hi Bijan,
French
Salut Bijan,
Spanish
Hola Bijan,
Chinese
Bijan你好：
Japanese
Bijan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 | uncommon | man's name | 97% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | man's name | 75% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
968 male · 29 female · 997 births recorded
Since 1980: 97% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bijan a male or female name?
Bijan is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Bijan are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Bijan in an email?
To address Bijan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bijan," in English, "Guten Tag Bijan," in German. About 84% of people named Bijan are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Bijan a unisex name?
Bijan is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Bijan are men. Bijan leans strongly male 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 Bijan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bijan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bijan,
title = {Is Bijan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bijan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}