Sean

Sean is a male given name: 99% of people named Sean are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Sean · Seán

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Ireland, Great Britain
Also spelled: Seán
US births since 1880: 416,478 male / 2,940 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sean

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sean," in English, "Guten Tag Sean," in German. Sean is a male given name: about 99% of people named Sean are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sean,

German

Guten Tag Sean,

French

Bonjour Sean,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sean:

Chinese

Sean您好：

Japanese

Sean様

English

Hi Sean,

German

Hi Sean,

French

Salut Sean,

Spanish

Hola Sean,

Chinese

Sean你好：

Japanese

Sean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 Sean by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	99%
Ireland	common	man's name	98%
Great Britain	uncommon	man's name	98%
Korea	rare	unisex name	50%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

416,478 male · 2,940 female · 419,418 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sean a male or female name?

Sean is a male given name: 99% of people named Sean are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Sean in an email?

Is Sean a unisex name?

Sean is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Sean are men. Sean leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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