De Shan
De Shan is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named De Shan are men and 27% 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.
De Shan · Deshan · De-Shan
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 73% male / 27% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, United States
- Also spelled
- Deshan, De-Shan
- US births since 1880
- 242 male / 12 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address De Shan
To address De Shan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear De Shan," in English, "Guten Tag De Shan," in German. About 73% of people named De Shan are men and 27% 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 De Shan,
German
Guten Tag De Shan,
French
Bonjour De Shan,
Spanish
Estimado/a De Shan:
Chinese
ShanDe您好：
Japanese
Shan様
English
Hi De,
German
Hi De,
French
Salut De,
Spanish
Hola De,
Chinese
De你好：
Japanese
De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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 95% |
United States birth data
242 male · 12 female · 254 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is De Shan a male or female name?
De Shan is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named De Shan are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address De Shan in an email?
To address De Shan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear De Shan," in English, "Guten Tag De Shan," in German. About 73% of people named De Shan are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is De Shan a unisex name?
De Shan is not a unisex name: 73% of people named De Shan are men. De Shan 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 De Shan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/de-shan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_deshan,
title = {Is De Shan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/de-shan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}