Jinan
Jinan is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Jinan · Jin An · Jin-An
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries, China
- Also spelled
- Jin An, Jin-An
- US records 1880–2017
- 5 male / 176 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jinan
If you do not know Jinan’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jinan,” in English, “Guten Tag Jinan,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Jinan,
German
Guten Tag Jinan,
French
Bonjour Jinan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jinan:
Chinese
Jinan您好：
Japanese
Jinan様
English
Hi Jinan,
German
Hi Jinan,
French
Salut Jinan,
Spanish
Hola Jinan,
Chinese
Jinan你好：
Japanese
Jinan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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name |
| China | rare | unisex name |
| Turkey | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
5 male · 176 female · 181 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 2.8% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jinan a male or female name?
Jinan is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Jinan in an email?
If you do not know Jinan’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Jinan,” in English, “Guten Tag Jinan,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Jinan a unisex name?
Jinan is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Jinan a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/jinan. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jinan,
title = {Is Jinan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/jinan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}