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Kean

Kean is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Kean · Ke An · Ke-An

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, China, Great Britain
Also spelled
Ke An, Ke-An
US records 1880–2017
869 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Kean

If you do not know Kean’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kean,” in English, “Guten Tag Kean,” 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 Kean,

German

Guten Tag Kean,

French

Bonjour Kean,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kean:

Chinese

Kean您好：

Japanese

Kean様

English

Hi Kean,

German

Hi Kean,

French

Salut Kean,

Spanish

Hola Kean,

Chinese

Kean你好：

Japanese

Kean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

Classification of Kean by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesuncommonman's name
Chinarareunisex name
Great Britainrareman's name
Korearareman's name

United States birth data

869 male · 0 female · 869 births recorded

Male ≈ 100%Female ≈ 0%

Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kean a male or female name?

Kean is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Kean in an email?

If you do not know Kean’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kean,” in English, “Guten Tag Kean,” 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 Kean a unisex name?

Kean is classified as generally male 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

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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.

Cite this page

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

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