Bren

Bren is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Bren are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 77%Female 23%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 77% male / 23% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 488 male / 150 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bren

To address Bren when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bren," in English, "Guten Tag Bren," in German. About 77% of people named Bren are men and 23% 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 Bren,

German

Guten Tag Bren,

French

Bonjour Bren,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bren:

Chinese

Bren您好：

Japanese

Bren様

English

Hi Bren,

German

Hi Bren,

French

Salut Bren,

Spanish

Hola Bren,

Chinese

Bren你好：

Japanese

Bren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 Bren by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	77%

United States birth data

488 male · 150 female · 638 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 71% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bren a male or female name?

Bren is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Bren are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Bren in an email?

Is Bren a unisex name?

Bren is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Bren are men. Bren leans strongly male 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 Bren a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bren (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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