Kristian
Kristian is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Kristian are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Kristian · Kristián
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 83% male / 17% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Denmark, Norway
- Also spelled
- Kristián
- US births since 1880
- 18,824 male / 6,670 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kristian
To address Kristian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kristian," in English, "Guten Tag Kristian," in German. About 83% of people named Kristian are men and 17% 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 Kristian,
German
Guten Tag Kristian,
French
Bonjour Kristian,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kristian:
Chinese
Kristian您好：
Japanese
Kristian様
English
Hi Kristian,
German
Hi Kristian,
French
Salut Kristian,
Spanish
Hola Kristian,
Chinese
Kristian你好：
Japanese
Kristian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 | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 74% |
| Denmark | common | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | common | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Finland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Estonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
Show all 13 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
18,824 male · 6,670 female · 25,494 births recorded
Since 1980: 73% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kristian a male or female name?
Kristian is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Kristian are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kristian in an email?
To address Kristian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kristian," in English, "Guten Tag Kristian," in German. About 83% of people named Kristian are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kristian a unisex name?
Kristian is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Kristian are men. Kristian leans strongly male overall.
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.
DearWho, "Is Kristian a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kristian (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kristian,
title = {Is Kristian a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kristian},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}