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Güneş

Güneş is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Güneş are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 75%Female 25%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
75% male / 25% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Turkey
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Güneş

To address Güneş when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Güneş," in English, "Guten Tag Güneş," in German. About 75% of people named Güneş are men and 25% 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 Güneş,

German

Guten Tag Güneş,

French

Bonjour Güneş,

Spanish

Estimado/a Güneş:

Chinese

Güneş您好：

Japanese

Güneş様

English

Hi Güneş,

German

Hi Güneş,

French

Salut Güneş,

Spanish

Hola Güneş,

Chinese

Güneş你好：

Japanese

Güneş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 Güneş by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Turkeyrareman's name75%

Frequently asked questions

Is Güneş a male or female name?

Güneş is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Güneş are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Güneş in an email?

To address Güneş when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Güneş," in English, "Guten Tag Güneş," in German. About 75% of people named Güneş are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Güneş a unisex name?

Güneş is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Güneş are men. Güneş leans strongly male overall.

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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 Güneş a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/guenes (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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