Collen
Collen is a unisex given name: about 54% of people named Collen are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 54% male / 46% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 618 male / 512 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Collen
To address Collen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Collen," in English, "Guten Tag Collen," in German. About 54% of people named Collen are men and 46% 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 Collen,
German
Guten Tag Collen,
French
Bonjour Collen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Collen:
Chinese
Collen您好：
Japanese
Collen様
English
Hi Collen,
German
Hi Collen,
French
Salut Collen,
Spanish
Hola Collen,
Chinese
Collen你好：
Japanese
Collen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 | unisex name | 55% |
| Great Britain | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
618 male · 512 female · 1,130 births recorded
Since 1980: 76% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Collen a male or female name?
Collen is a unisex given name: about 54% of people named Collen are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Collen in an email?
To address Collen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Collen," in English, "Guten Tag Collen," in German. About 54% of people named Collen are men and 46% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Collen a unisex name?
Collen is a unisex name: 54% of people named Collen are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Collen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/collen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_collen,
title = {Is Collen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/collen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}