Davan
Davan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Davan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 76% male / 24% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 247 male / 78 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Davan
To address Davan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Davan," in English, "Guten Tag Davan," in German. About 76% of people named Davan are men and 24% 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 Davan,
German
Guten Tag Davan,
French
Bonjour Davan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Davan:
Chinese
Davan您好:
Japanese
Davan様
English
Hi Davan,
German
Hi Davan,
French
Salut Davan,
Spanish
Hola Davan,
Chinese
Davan你好:
Japanese
Davan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 | rare | man's name | 76% |
United States birth data
247 male · 78 female · 325 births recorded
Since 1980: 75% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Davan a male or female name?
Davan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Davan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Davan in an email?
To address Davan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Davan," in English, "Guten Tag Davan," in German. About 76% of people named Davan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Davan a unisex name?
Davan is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Davan are men. Davan 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 Davan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/davan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_davan,
title = {Is Davan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/davan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}