Caron

Caron is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Caron are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 22%Female 78%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 22% male / 78% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 931 male / 3,179 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Caron

To address Caron when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Caron," in English, "Guten Tag Caron," in German. About 22% of people named Caron are men and 78% 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 Caron,

German

Guten Tag Caron,

French

Bonjour Caron,

Spanish

Estimado/a Caron:

Chinese

Caron您好：

Japanese

Caron様

English

Hi Caron,

German

Hi Caron,

French

Salut Caron,

Spanish

Hola Caron,

Chinese

Caron你好：

Japanese

Caron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 Caron by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	23%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

931 male · 3,179 female · 4,110 births recorded

Male 23%Female 77%

Since 1980: 74% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Caron a male or female name?

Caron is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Caron are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Caron in an email?

Is Caron a unisex name?

Caron is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Caron are men. Caron leans strongly female 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 Caron a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caron (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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