Elvan
Elvan is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Elvan are men and 47% 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
- 53% male / 47% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, United States, Kosovo
- US births since 1880
- 150 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Elvan
To address Elvan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elvan," in English, "Guten Tag Elvan," in German. About 53% of people named Elvan are men and 47% 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 Elvan,
German
Guten Tag Elvan,
French
Bonjour Elvan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Elvan:
Chinese
Elvan您好：
Japanese
Elvan様
English
Hi Elvan,
German
Hi Elvan,
French
Salut Elvan,
Spanish
Hola Elvan,
Chinese
Elvan你好：
Japanese
Elvan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 | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
| Kosovo | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
150 male · 0 female · 150 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Elvan a male or female name?
Elvan is a unisex given name: about 53% of people named Elvan are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Elvan in an email?
To address Elvan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Elvan," in English, "Guten Tag Elvan," in German. About 53% of people named Elvan are men and 47% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Elvan a unisex name?
Elvan is a unisex name: 53% of people named Elvan 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 Elvan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elvan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_elvan,
title = {Is Elvan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elvan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}