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Shon

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

MaleHigh

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

Verdict
Male
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
5,039 male / 354 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Shon

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

German

Guten Tag Shon,

French

Bonjour Shon,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shon:

Chinese

Shon您好：

Japanese

Shon様

English

Hi Shon,

German

Hi Shon,

French

Salut Shon,

Spanish

Hola Shon,

Chinese

Shon你好：

Japanese

Shon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 Shon by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonman's name
Great Britainrareman's name

United States birth data

5,039 male · 354 female · 5,393 births recorded

Male ≈ 93.4%Female ≈ 6.6%

Records from 1980–2017: 99.1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shon a male or female name?

Shon is classified as a 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 Shon in an email?

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

Shon 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

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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