Luan
Luan is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Luan are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 89% male / 11% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Albania, Vietnam, Kosovo
- US births since 1880
- 486 male / 515 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Luan
To address Luan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Luan," in English, "Guten Tag Luan," in German. About 89% of people named Luan are men and 11% 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 Luan,
German
Guten Tag Luan,
French
Bonjour Luan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Luan:
Chinese
Luan您好：
Japanese
Luan様
English
Hi Luan,
German
Hi Luan,
French
Salut Luan,
Spanish
Hola Luan,
Chinese
Luan你好：
Japanese
Luan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | common | man's name | 98% |
| Vietnam | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 49% |
| North Macedonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Montenegro | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
486 male · 515 female · 1,001 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Luan a male or female name?
Luan is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Luan are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Luan in an email?
To address Luan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Luan," in English, "Guten Tag Luan," in German. About 89% of people named Luan are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Luan a unisex name?
Luan is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Luan are men. Luan 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 Luan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_luan,
title = {Is Luan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/luan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}