Callahan
Callahan is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Callahan are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 71% male / 29% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 1,177 male / 480 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Callahan
To address Callahan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Callahan," in English, "Guten Tag Callahan," in German. About 71% of people named Callahan are men and 29% 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 Callahan,
German
Guten Tag Callahan,
French
Bonjour Callahan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Callahan:
Chinese
Callahan您好:
Japanese
Callahan様
English
Hi Callahan,
German
Hi Callahan,
French
Salut Callahan,
Spanish
Hola Callahan,
Chinese
Callahan你好:
Japanese
Callahan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 71% |
United States birth data
1,177 male · 480 female · 1,657 births recorded
Since 1980: 71% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Callahan a male or female name?
Callahan is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Callahan are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Callahan in an email?
To address Callahan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Callahan," in English, "Guten Tag Callahan," in German. About 71% of people named Callahan are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Callahan a unisex name?
Callahan is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Callahan are men. Callahan 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 Callahan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/callahan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_callahan,
title = {Is Callahan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/callahan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}