Kani

Kani is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Kani are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 74%Female 26%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 74% male / 26% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 510 male / 184 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Kani

To address Kani when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kani," in English, "Guten Tag Kani," in German. About 74% of people named Kani are men and 26% 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 Kani,

German

Guten Tag Kani,

French

Bonjour Kani,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kani:

Chinese

Kani您好：

Japanese

Kani様

English

Hi Kani,

German

Hi Kani,

French

Salut Kani,

Spanish

Hola Kani,

Chinese

Kani你好：

Japanese

Kani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 Kani by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	74%

United States birth data

510 male · 184 female · 694 births recorded

Male 73%Female 27%

Since 1980: 73% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kani a male or female name?

Kani is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Kani are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kani in an email?

Is Kani a unisex name?

Kani is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Kani are men. Kani 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 Kani a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kani (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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