Edan

Edan is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Edan are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 89%Female 11%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,201 male / 163 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Edan

To address Edan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Edan," in English, "Guten Tag Edan," in German. About 89% of people named Edan are men and 11% 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 Edan,

German

Guten Tag Edan,

French

Bonjour Edan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Edan:

Chinese

Edan您好：

Japanese

Edan様

English

Hi Edan,

German

Hi Edan,

French

Salut Edan,

Spanish

Hola Edan,

Chinese

Edan你好：

Japanese

Edan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 Edan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	88%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,201 male · 163 female · 1,364 births recorded

Male 88%Female 12%

Since 1980: 87% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Edan a male or female name?

Edan is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Edan are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Edan in an email?

Is Edan a unisex name?

Edan is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Edan are men. Edan 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 Edan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/edan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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