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Run is a female given name: 95% of people named Run are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 5%Female 95%

Run · Rún

Verdict
Female
Male / female split
5% male / 95% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Iceland, China
Also spelled
Rún
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Run

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Run," in English, "Guten Tag Run," in German. Run is a female given name: about 95% of people named Run are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Run,

German

Guten Tag Run,

French

Bonjour Run,

Spanish

Estimado/a Run:

Chinese

Run您好：

Japanese

Run様

English

Hi Run,

German

Hi Run,

French

Salut Run,

Spanish

Hola Run,

Chinese

Run你好：

Japanese

Run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 Run by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Icelandcommonwoman's name2%
Chinarareunisex name50%

Frequently asked questions

Is Run a male or female name?

Run is a female given name: 95% of people named Run are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Run in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Run," in English, "Guten Tag Run," in German. Run is a female given name: about 95% of people named Run are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Run a unisex name?

Run is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Run are men. Run leans strongly female overall.

Related names

GudrunFemaleHelgaFemaleGunnarMaleIngaFemaleThorMaleMargretFemaleBjörnMaleEinarMale

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

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