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Shotaro

Shotaro 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.

MaleMedium

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

Verdict
Male
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 Shotaro

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

German

Guten Tag Shotaro,

French

Bonjour Shotaro,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shotaro:

Chinese

Shotaro您好：

Japanese

Shotaro様

English

Hi Shotaro,

German

Hi Shotaro,

French

Salut Shotaro,

Spanish

Hola Shotaro,

Chinese

Shotaro你好：

Japanese

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Shotaro a male or female name?

Shotaro 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 Shotaro in an email?

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

Shotaro 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

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

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