Dean

Dean is a male given name: 98% of people named Dean are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 8 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 98%Female 2%

Dean · De An · De-An

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Slovenia
Also spelled: De An, De-An
US births since 1880: 173,904 male / 2,878 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dean

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dean," in English, "Guten Tag Dean," in German. Dean is a male given name: about 98% of people named Dean are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dean,

German

Guten Tag Dean,

French

Bonjour Dean,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dean:

Chinese

Dean您好：

Japanese

Dean様

English

Hi Dean,

German

Hi Dean,

French

Salut Dean,

Spanish

Hola Dean,

Chinese

Dean你好：

Japanese

Dean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 Dean by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	98%
Great Britain	uncommon	man's name	98%
Slovenia	uncommon	man's name	98%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
Croatia	rare	man's name	98%
Bulgaria	rare	man's name	98%
Ireland	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

173,904 male · 2,878 female · 176,782 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dean a male or female name?

Dean is a male given name: 98% of people named Dean are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 8 countries covered.

How do I address Dean in an email?

Is Dean a unisex name?

Dean is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Dean are men. Dean 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 Dean a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dean (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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