Tan
Tan is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Tan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States, China
- US births since 1880
- 571 male / 11 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tan
To address Tan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tan," in English, "Guten Tag Tan," in German. About 75% of people named Tan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tan,
German
Guten Tag Tan,
French
Bonjour Tan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tan:
Chinese
Tan您好：
Japanese
Tan様
English
Hi Tan,
German
Hi Tan,
French
Salut Tan,
Spanish
Hola Tan,
Chinese
Tan你好：
Japanese
Tanさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | very common | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Turkey | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
571 male · 11 female · 582 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tan a male or female name?
Tan is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Tan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tan in an email?
To address Tan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tan," in English, "Guten Tag Tan," in German. About 75% of people named Tan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tan a unisex name?
Tan is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Tan are men. Tan leans strongly male overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Tan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tan,
title = {Is Tan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}