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Naveen

Naveen is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Naveen are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 77%Female 23%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
77% male / 23% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, India and Sri Lanka
US births since 1880
1,026 male / 299 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Naveen

To address Naveen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Naveen," in English, "Guten Tag Naveen," in German. About 77% of people named Naveen are men and 23% 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 Naveen,

German

Guten Tag Naveen,

French

Bonjour Naveen,

Spanish

Estimado/a Naveen:

Chinese

Naveen您好：

Japanese

Naveen様

English

Hi Naveen,

German

Hi Naveen,

French

Salut Naveen,

Spanish

Hola Naveen,

Chinese

Naveen你好：

Japanese

Naveen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 Naveen by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name77%
India and Sri Lankarareman's name75%

United States birth data

1,026 male · 299 female · 1,325 births recorded

Male 77%Female 23%

Since 1980: 76% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Naveen a male or female name?

Naveen is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Naveen are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Naveen in an email?

To address Naveen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Naveen," in English, "Guten Tag Naveen," in German. About 77% of people named Naveen are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Naveen a unisex name?

Naveen is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Naveen are men. Naveen leans strongly male overall.

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

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