Xuan

Xuan is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Xuan are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh

Male 50%Female 50%

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

Verdict: Unisex
Male / female split: 50% male / 50% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Vietnam, China, United States
US births since 1880: 25 male / 235 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Xuan

To address Xuan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Xuan," in English, "Guten Tag Xuan," in German. About 50% of people named Xuan are men and 50% 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 Xuan,

German

Guten Tag Xuan,

French

Bonjour Xuan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Xuan:

Chinese

Xuan您好：

Japanese

Xuan様

English

Hi Xuan,

German

Hi Xuan,

French

Salut Xuan,

Spanish

Hola Xuan,

Chinese

Xuan你好：

Japanese

Xuan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 Xuan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	very common	unisex name	50%
China	uncommon	unisex name	50%
United States	rare	woman's name	10%

United States birth data

25 male · 235 female · 260 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 10% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Xuan a male or female name?

Xuan is a unisex given name: about 50% of people named Xuan are men and 50% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Xuan in an email?

Is Xuan a unisex name?

Xuan is a unisex name: 50% of people named Xuan are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

BibTeX

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