Caner
Caner is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Caner are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Caner
To address Caner when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Caner," in English, "Guten Tag Caner," in German. About 75% of people named Caner are men and 25% 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 Caner,
German
Guten Tag Caner,
French
Bonjour Caner,
Spanish
Estimado/a Caner:
Chinese
Caner您好：
Japanese
Caner様
English
Hi Caner,
German
Hi Caner,
French
Salut Caner,
Spanish
Hola Caner,
Chinese
Caner你好：
Japanese
Caner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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Caner a male or female name?
Caner is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Caner are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Caner in an email?
To address Caner when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Caner," in English, "Guten Tag Caner," in German. About 75% of people named Caner are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Caner a unisex name?
Caner is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Caner are men. Caner 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 Caner a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caner (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_caner,
title = {Is Caner a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/caner},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}