Christen

Christen is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Christen are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 19%Female 81%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 19% male / 81% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Norway
US births since 1880: 2,061 male / 11,421 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Christen

To address Christen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Christen," in English, "Guten Tag Christen," in German. About 19% of people named Christen are men and 81% 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 Christen,

German

Guten Tag Christen,

French

Bonjour Christen,

Spanish

Estimado/a Christen:

Chinese

Christen您好：

Japanese

Christen様

English

Hi Christen,

German

Hi Christen,

French

Salut Christen,

Spanish

Hola Christen,

Chinese

Christen你好：

Japanese

Christen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 Christen by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	15%
Denmark	rare	man's name	98%
Norway	rare	man's name	98%
Sweden	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,061 male · 11,421 female · 13,482 births recorded

Male 15%Female 85%

Since 1980: 14% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Christen a male or female name?

Christen is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Christen are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Christen in an email?

Is Christen a unisex name?

Christen is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Christen are men. Christen leans strongly female 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 Christen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/christen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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