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Chaney

Chaney is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Chaney are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 24%Female 76%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
24% male / 76% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
406 male / 1,261 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Chaney

To address Chaney when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Chaney," in English, "Guten Tag Chaney," in German. About 24% of people named Chaney are men and 76% 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 Chaney,

German

Guten Tag Chaney,

French

Bonjour Chaney,

Spanish

Estimado/a Chaney:

Chinese

Chaney您好：

Japanese

Chaney様

English

Hi Chaney,

German

Hi Chaney,

French

Salut Chaney,

Spanish

Hola Chaney,

Chinese

Chaney你好：

Japanese

Chaney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 Chaney by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name24%

United States birth data

406 male · 1,261 female · 1,667 births recorded

Male 24%Female 76%

Since 1980: 25% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chaney a male or female name?

Chaney is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Chaney are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Chaney in an email?

To address Chaney when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Chaney," in English, "Guten Tag Chaney," in German. About 24% of people named Chaney are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Chaney a unisex name?

Chaney is not a unisex name: 24% of people named Chaney are men. Chaney leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 Chaney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chaney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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