Juan
Juan is a male given name: 99% of people named Juan are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, China
- US births since 1880
- 344,846 male / 2,733 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Juan
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Juan," in English, "Guten Tag Juan," in German. Juan is a male given name: about 99% of people named Juan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Juan,
German
Guten Tag Juan,
French
Bonjour Juan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Juan:
Chinese
Juan您好：
Japanese
Juan様
English
Hi Juan,
German
Hi Juan,
French
Salut Juan,
Spanish
Hola Juan,
Chinese
Juan你好：
Japanese
Juan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Spain | very common | man's name | 98% |
| China | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | rare | man's name | 98% |
| France | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
344,846 male · 2,733 female · 347,579 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Juan a male or female name?
Juan is a male given name: 99% of people named Juan are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Juan in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Juan," in English, "Guten Tag Juan," in German. Juan is a male given name: about 99% of people named Juan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Juan a unisex name?
Juan is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Juan are men. Juan leans strongly male 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.
DearWho, "Is Juan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/juan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_juan,
title = {Is Juan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/juan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}