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Phan

Phan is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Phan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 75%Female 25%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
75% male / 25% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Phan

To address Phan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phan," in English, "Guten Tag Phan," in German. About 75% of people named Phan are men and 25% 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 Phan,

German

Guten Tag Phan,

French

Bonjour Phan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Phan:

Chinese

Phan您好：

Japanese

Phan様

English

Hi Phan,

German

Hi Phan,

French

Salut Phan,

Spanish

Hola Phan,

Chinese

Phan你好：

Japanese

Phan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 Phan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamuncommonman's name75%

Frequently asked questions

Is Phan a male or female name?

Phan is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Phan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Phan in an email?

To address Phan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Phan," in English, "Guten Tag Phan," in German. About 75% of people named Phan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Phan a unisex name?

Phan is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Phan are men. Phan leans strongly male overall.

Related names

VanMostly maleThiMostly femaleThanhUnisexHungMostly maleTienMostly maleAnhMostly femaleMinhMostly femaleTuanMostly male

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

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