Elan

Elan is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Elan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 80%Female 20%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 80% male / 20% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Israel
US births since 1880: 2,880 male / 725 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Elan

To address Elan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elan," in English, "Guten Tag Elan," in German. About 80% of people named Elan are men and 20% 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 Elan,

German

Guten Tag Elan,

French

Bonjour Elan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Elan:

Chinese

Elan您好：

Japanese

Elan様

English

Hi Elan,

German

Hi Elan,

French

Salut Elan,

Spanish

Hola Elan,

Chinese

Elan你好：

Japanese

Elan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 Elan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	80%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,880 male · 725 female · 3,605 births recorded

Male 80%Female 20%

Since 1980: 81% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elan a male or female name?

Elan is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Elan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Elan in an email?

Is Elan a unisex name?

Elan is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Elan are men. Elan leans strongly male 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 Elan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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