Iman

Iman is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Iman are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 23%Female 77%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 23% male / 77% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Turkey
US births since 1880: 898 male / 4,365 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Iman

To address Iman when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Iman," in English, "Guten Tag Iman," in German. About 23% of people named Iman are men and 77% 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 Iman,

German

Guten Tag Iman,

French

Bonjour Iman,

Spanish

Estimado/a Iman:

Chinese

Iman您好：

Japanese

Iman様

English

Hi Iman,

German

Hi Iman,

French

Salut Iman,

Spanish

Hola Iman,

Chinese

Iman你好：

Japanese

Iman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 Iman by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	17%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	woman's name	25%
Turkey	rare	man's name	75%
Belgium	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

898 male · 4,365 female · 5,263 births recorded

Male 17%Female 83%

Since 1980: 16% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Iman a male or female name?

Iman is a unisex given name: about 23% of people named Iman are men and 77% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Iman in an email?

Is Iman a unisex name?

Iman is not a unisex name: 23% of people named Iman are men. Iman leans strongly female 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 Iman a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/iman (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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