Auden

Auden is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Auden are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 70%Female 30%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 70% male / 30% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,091 male / 467 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Auden

To address Auden when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Auden," in English, "Guten Tag Auden," in German. About 70% of people named Auden are men and 30% 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 Auden,

German

Guten Tag Auden,

French

Bonjour Auden,

Spanish

Estimado/a Auden:

Chinese

Auden您好：

Japanese

Auden様

English

Hi Auden,

German

Hi Auden,

French

Salut Auden,

Spanish

Hola Auden,

Chinese

Auden你好：

Japanese

Auden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 Auden by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	70%

United States birth data

1,091 male · 467 female · 1,558 births recorded

Male 70%Female 30%

Since 1980: 70% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Auden a male or female name?

Auden is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Auden are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Auden in an email?

Is Auden a unisex name?

Auden is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Auden are men. Auden leans strongly male 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 Auden a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/auden (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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