Iran

Iran is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Iran are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 71%Female 29%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 71% male / 29% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 1,278 male / 416 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Iran

To address Iran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Iran," in English, "Guten Tag Iran," in German. About 71% of people named Iran are men and 29% 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 Iran,

German

Guten Tag Iran,

French

Bonjour Iran,

Spanish

Estimado/a Iran:

Chinese

Iran您好：

Japanese

Iran様

English

Hi Iran,

German

Hi Iran,

French

Salut Iran,

Spanish

Hola Iran,

Chinese

Iran你好：

Japanese

Iran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 Iran by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	75%
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

1,278 male · 416 female · 1,694 births recorded

Male 75%Female 25%

Since 1980: 68% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Iran a male or female name?

Iran is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Iran are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Iran in an email?

Is Iran a unisex name?

Iran is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Iran are men. Iran 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 Iran a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/iran (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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