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Ivon

Ivon is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Ivon are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 30%Female 70%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
30% male / 70% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Netherlands
US births since 1880
535 male / 1,144 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ivon

To address Ivon when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ivon," in English, "Guten Tag Ivon," in German. About 30% of people named Ivon are men and 70% 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 Ivon,

German

Guten Tag Ivon,

French

Bonjour Ivon,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ivon:

Chinese

Ivon您好:

Japanese

Ivon様

English

Hi Ivon,

German

Hi Ivon,

French

Salut Ivon,

Spanish

Hola Ivon,

Chinese

Ivon你好:

Japanese

Ivon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 Ivon by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name32%
Netherlandsrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

535 male · 1,144 female · 1,679 births recorded

Male 32%Female 68%

Since 1980: 18% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ivon a male or female name?

Ivon is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Ivon are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ivon in an email?

To address Ivon when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ivon," in English, "Guten Tag Ivon," in German. About 30% of people named Ivon are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ivon a unisex name?

Ivon is not a unisex name: 30% of people named Ivon are men. Ivon leans strongly female 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.

Cite this page

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

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