Kalen
Kalen is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Kalen are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 74% male / 26% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 4,030 male / 1,439 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kalen
To address Kalen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kalen," in English, "Guten Tag Kalen," in German. About 74% of people named Kalen are men and 26% 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 Kalen,
German
Guten Tag Kalen,
French
Bonjour Kalen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kalen:
Chinese
Kalen您好:
Japanese
Kalen様
English
Hi Kalen,
German
Hi Kalen,
French
Salut Kalen,
Spanish
Hola Kalen,
Chinese
Kalen你好:
Japanese
Kalen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 | common | man's name | 74% |
United States birth data
4,030 male · 1,439 female · 5,469 births recorded
Since 1980: 75% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kalen a male or female name?
Kalen is a unisex given name: about 74% of people named Kalen are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kalen in an email?
To address Kalen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kalen," in English, "Guten Tag Kalen," in German. About 74% of people named Kalen are men and 26% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kalen a unisex name?
Kalen is not a unisex name: 74% of people named Kalen are men. Kalen 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 Kalen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kalen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kalen,
title = {Is Kalen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kalen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}