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Shi An

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

Mostly femaleLow

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.

Shi An · Shian · Shi-An

Verdict
Mostly female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, China
Also spelled
Shian, Shi-An
US records 1880–2017
6 male / 419 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Shi An

If you do not know Shi An’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shi An,” in English, “Guten Tag Shi An,” 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 Shi An,

German

Guten Tag Shi An,

French

Bonjour Shi An,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shi An:

Chinese

ShiAn您好：

Japanese

Shi様

English

Hi An,

German

Hi An,

French

Salut An,

Spanish

Hola An,

Chinese

An你好：

Japanese

An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 Shi An by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrarewoman's name
Chinarareunisex name

United States birth data

6 male · 419 female · 425 births recorded

Male ≈ 1.4%Female ≈ 98.6%

Records from 1980–2017: 1.4% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shi An a male or female name?

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

How do I address Shi An in an email?

If you do not know Shi An’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shi An,” in English, “Guten Tag Shi An,” 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 Shi An a unisex name?

Shi An is classified as generally female 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

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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 Shi An a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shi-an. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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