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Shahen

Shahen is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly maleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

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

Verdict
Mostly male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Armenia, Arabic and Persian countries
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Shahen

If you do not know Shahen’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shahen,” in English, “Guten Tag Shahen,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Shahen,

German

Guten Tag Shahen,

French

Bonjour Shahen,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shahen:

Chinese

Shahen您好：

Japanese

Shahen様

English

Hi Shahen,

German

Hi Shahen,

French

Salut Shahen,

Spanish

Hola Shahen,

Chinese

Shahen你好：

Japanese

Shahen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

Classification of Shahen by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Armeniarareman's name
Arabic and Persian countriesrareunisex name

Frequently asked questions

Is Shahen a male or female name?

Shahen is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Shahen in an email?

If you do not know Shahen’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shahen,” in English, “Guten Tag Shahen,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Shahen a unisex name?

Shahen is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

SusannaFemaleEduardMaleKarineFemaleLevonMaleArmenMaleAnahitFemaleGayaneFemaleAshotMale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Shahen a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shahen. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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