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Stefaan

Stefaan 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
Belgium
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Stefaan

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

German

Guten Tag Stefaan,

French

Bonjour Stefaan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Stefaan:

Chinese

Stefaan您好：

Japanese

Stefaan様

English

Hi Stefaan,

German

Hi Stefaan,

French

Salut Stefaan,

Spanish

Hola Stefaan,

Chinese

Stefaan你好：

Japanese

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Stefaan a male or female name?

Stefaan 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 Stefaan in an email?

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

Stefaan 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.

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

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