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Gean

Gean is a unisex given name: about 45% of people named Gean are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 45%Female 55%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
45% male / 55% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
554 male / 670 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Gean

To address Gean when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gean," in English, "Guten Tag Gean," in German. About 45% of people named Gean are men and 55% 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 Gean,

German

Guten Tag Gean,

French

Bonjour Gean,

Spanish

Estimado/a Gean:

Chinese

Gean您好:

Japanese

Gean様

English

Hi Gean,

German

Hi Gean,

French

Salut Gean,

Spanish

Hola Gean,

Chinese

Gean你好:

Japanese

Gean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 Gean by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name45%

United States birth data

554 male · 670 female · 1,224 births recorded

Male 45%Female 55%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Gean a male or female name?

Gean is a unisex given name: about 45% of people named Gean are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Gean in an email?

To address Gean when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Gean," in English, "Guten Tag Gean," in German. About 45% of people named Gean are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Gean a unisex name?

Gean is a unisex name: 45% of people named Gean are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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.

Cite this page

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

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