Lean

Lean is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Lean are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 27%Female 73%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 27% male / 73% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 139 male / 646 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lean

To address Lean when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lean," in English, "Guten Tag Lean," in German. About 27% of people named Lean are men and 73% 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 Lean,

German

Guten Tag Lean,

French

Bonjour Lean,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lean:

Chinese

Lean您好：

Japanese

Lean様

English

Hi Lean,

German

Hi Lean,

French

Salut Lean,

Spanish

Hola Lean,

Chinese

Lean你好：

Japanese

Lean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 Lean by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	18%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

139 male · 646 female · 785 births recorded

Male 18%Female 82%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lean a male or female name?

Lean is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Lean are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lean in an email?

Is Lean a unisex name?

Lean is not a unisex name: 27% of people named Lean are men. Lean leans strongly female 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 Lean a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lean (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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