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Renan

Renan is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Renan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 80%Female 20%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
80% male / 20% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Turkey
US births since 1880
320 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Renan

To address Renan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Renan," in English, "Guten Tag Renan," in German. About 80% of people named Renan are men and 20% 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 Renan,

German

Guten Tag Renan,

French

Bonjour Renan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Renan:

Chinese

Renan您好：

Japanese

Renan様

English

Hi Renan,

German

Hi Renan,

French

Salut Renan,

Spanish

Hola Renan,

Chinese

Renan你好：

Japanese

Renan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 Renan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name100%
Turkeyrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

320 male · 0 female · 320 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Renan a male or female name?

Renan is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Renan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Renan in an email?

To address Renan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Renan," in English, "Guten Tag Renan," in German. About 80% of people named Renan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Renan a unisex name?

Renan is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Renan are men. Renan leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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