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Kwan

Kwan is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Kwan are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 53%Female 47%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
53% male / 47% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Korea, United States
US births since 1880
496 male / 27 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kwan

To address Kwan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kwan," in English, "Guten Tag Kwan," in German. About 53% of people named Kwan are men and 47% 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 Kwan,

German

Guten Tag Kwan,

French

Bonjour Kwan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kwan:

Chinese

Kwan您好：

Japanese

Kwan様

English

Hi Kwan,

German

Hi Kwan,

French

Salut Kwan,

Spanish

Hola Kwan,

Chinese

Kwan你好：

Japanese

Kwan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 Kwan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Koreacommonunisex name50%
United Statesrareman's name95%

United States birth data

496 male · 27 female · 523 births recorded

Male 95%Female 5%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kwan a male or female name?

Kwan is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Kwan are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kwan in an email?

To address Kwan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kwan," in English, "Guten Tag Kwan," in German. About 53% of people named Kwan are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Kwan a unisex name?

Kwan is a unisex name: 53% of people named Kwan are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

YoungMostly femaleJungUnisexHeeMostly femaleMinMostly maleDongMostly maleYongMostly maleJinMostly femaleSangUnisex

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 Kwan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kwan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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