Sian

Sian is a female given name: 95% of people named Sian are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Great Britain, United States
US births since 1880: 71 male / 778 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sian

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sian," in English, "Guten Tag Sian," in German. Sian is a female given name: about 95% of people named Sian are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sian,

German

Guten Tag Sian,

French

Bonjour Sian,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sian:

Chinese

Sian您好：

Japanese

Sian様

English

Hi Sian,

German

Hi Sian,

French

Salut Sian,

Spanish

Hola Sian,

Chinese

Sian你好：

Japanese

Sian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

Gender of the name Sian by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Great Britain	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	8%

United States birth data

71 male · 778 female · 849 births recorded

Male 8%Female 92%

Since 1980: 11% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sian a male or female name?

Sian is a female given name: 95% of people named Sian are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Sian in an email?

Is Sian a unisex name?

Sian is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Sian are men. Sian leans strongly female overall.

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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

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

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_sian,
  title  = {Is Sian a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sian},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}