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Shinobu

Shinobu 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 femaleMedium

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

Verdict
Mostly female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Japan
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Shinobu

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

German

Guten Tag Shinobu,

French

Bonjour Shinobu,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shinobu:

Chinese

Shinobu您好：

Japanese

Shinobu様

English

Hi Shinobu,

German

Hi Shinobu,

French

Salut Shinobu,

Spanish

Hola Shinobu,

Chinese

Shinobu你好：

Japanese

Shinobu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 Shinobu by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Japanuncommonwoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Shinobu a male or female name?

Shinobu 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 Shinobu in an email?

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

Shinobu 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

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

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

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