Jihan
Jihan is a unisex given name: about 42% of people named Jihan are men and 58% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 42% male / 58% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States
- US births since 1880
- 61 male / 563 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Jihan
To address Jihan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jihan," in English, "Guten Tag Jihan," in German. About 42% of people named Jihan are men and 58% 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 Jihan,
German
Guten Tag Jihan,
French
Bonjour Jihan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Jihan:
Chinese
Jihan您好：
Japanese
Jihan様
English
Hi Jihan,
German
Hi Jihan,
French
Salut Jihan,
Spanish
Hola Jihan,
Chinese
Jihan你好：
Japanese
Jihan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 10% |
United States birth data
61 male · 563 female · 624 births recorded
Since 1980: 10% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jihan a male or female name?
Jihan is a unisex given name: about 42% of people named Jihan are men and 58% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Jihan in an email?
To address Jihan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jihan," in English, "Guten Tag Jihan," in German. About 42% of people named Jihan are men and 58% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Jihan a unisex name?
Jihan is a unisex name: 42% of people named Jihan are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Jihan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jihan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_jihan,
title = {Is Jihan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jihan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}