Ihsan

Ihsan is a male given name: 98% of people named Ihsan are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 98%Female 2%

Ihsan · İhsan

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Turkey, Arabic and Persian countries, United States
Also spelled: İhsan
US births since 1880: 432 male / 6 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ihsan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ihsan," in English, "Guten Tag Ihsan," in German. Ihsan is a male given name: about 98% of people named Ihsan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ihsan,

German

Guten Tag Ihsan,

French

Bonjour Ihsan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ihsan:

Chinese

Ihsan您好：

Japanese

Ihsan様

English

Hi Ihsan,

German

Hi Ihsan,

French

Salut Ihsan,

Spanish

Hola Ihsan,

Chinese

Ihsan你好：

Japanese

Ihsan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 Ihsan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Turkey	uncommon	man's name	98%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	rare	man's name	99%
Albania	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

432 male · 6 female · 438 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ihsan a male or female name?

Ihsan is a male given name: 98% of people named Ihsan are men, and it is recorded as male in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Ihsan in an email?

Is Ihsan a unisex name?

Ihsan is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Ihsan are men. Ihsan 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 Ihsan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ihsan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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