Goran
Goran is a male given name: 98% of people named Goran are men, and it is recorded as male in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Goran · Gøran
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia
- Also spelled
- Gøran
- US births since 1880
- 108 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Goran
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Goran," in English, "Guten Tag Goran," in German. Goran is a male given name: about 98% of people named Goran are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Goran,
German
Guten Tag Goran,
French
Bonjour Goran,
Spanish
Estimado/a Goran:
Chinese
Goran您好：
Japanese
Goran様
English
Hi Goran,
German
Hi Goran,
French
Salut Goran,
Spanish
Hola Goran,
Chinese
Goran你好：
Japanese
Goran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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | common | man's name | 98% |
| Serbia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | common | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bulgaria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
United States birth data
108 male · 0 female · 108 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Goran a male or female name?
Goran is a male given name: 98% of people named Goran are men, and it is recorded as male in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Goran in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Goran," in English, "Guten Tag Goran," in German. Goran is a male given name: about 98% of people named Goran are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Goran a unisex name?
Goran is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Goran are men. Goran 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 Goran a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/goran (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_goran,
title = {Is Goran a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/goran},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}