Callan
Callan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Callan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 76% male / 24% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 3,316 male / 1,094 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Callan
To address Callan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Callan," in English, "Guten Tag Callan," in German. About 76% of people named Callan are men and 24% 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 Callan,
German
Guten Tag Callan,
French
Bonjour Callan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Callan:
Chinese
Callan您好：
Japanese
Callan様
English
Hi Callan,
German
Hi Callan,
French
Salut Callan,
Spanish
Hola Callan,
Chinese
Callan你好：
Japanese
Callan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 | 75% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
3,316 male · 1,094 female · 4,410 births recorded
Since 1980: 75% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Callan a male or female name?
Callan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Callan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Callan in an email?
To address Callan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Callan," in English, "Guten Tag Callan," in German. About 76% of people named Callan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Callan a unisex name?
Callan is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Callan are men. Callan 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 Callan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/callan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_callan,
title = {Is Callan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/callan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}