DearWho
DE
DearWho

Xian

Xian is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Xian are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 53%Female 47%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
53% male / 47% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
China, United States
US births since 1880
227 male / 87 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Xian

To address Xian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xian," in English, "Guten Tag Xian," in German. About 53% of people named Xian are men and 47% 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 Xian,

German

Guten Tag Xian,

French

Bonjour Xian,

Spanish

Estimado/a Xian:

Chinese

Xian您好：

Japanese

Xian様

English

Hi Xian,

German

Hi Xian,

French

Salut Xian,

Spanish

Hola Xian,

Chinese

Xian你好：

Japanese

Xian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 Xian by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Chinauncommonunisex name50%
United Statesrareman's name72%

United States birth data

227 male · 87 female · 314 births recorded

Male 72%Female 28%

Since 1980: 72% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Xian a male or female name?

Xian is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Xian are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Xian in an email?

To address Xian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xian," in English, "Guten Tag Xian," in German. About 53% of people named Xian are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Xian a unisex name?

Xian is a unisex name: 53% of people named Xian are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

BoMostly maleYanUnisexLiUnisexWeiUnisexJunUnisexLeiUnisexJianUnisexYingUnisex

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

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