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Kiran

Kiran is a unisex given name: about 41% of people named Kiran are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 41%Female 59%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
41% male / 59% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
India and Sri Lanka, United States
US births since 1880
2,242 male / 1,762 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kiran

To address Kiran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kiran," in English, "Guten Tag Kiran," in German. About 41% of people named Kiran are men and 59% 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 Kiran,

German

Guten Tag Kiran,

French

Bonjour Kiran,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kiran:

Chinese

Kiran您好：

Japanese

Kiran様

English

Hi Kiran,

German

Hi Kiran,

French

Salut Kiran,

Spanish

Hola Kiran,

Chinese

Kiran你好：

Japanese

Kiran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 Kiran by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
India and Sri Lankauncommonwoman's name25%
United Statesuncommonunisex name56%

United States birth data

2,242 male · 1,762 female · 4,004 births recorded

Male 56%Female 44%

Since 1980: 57% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kiran a male or female name?

Kiran is a unisex given name: about 41% of people named Kiran are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kiran in an email?

To address Kiran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kiran," in English, "Guten Tag Kiran," in German. About 41% of people named Kiran are men and 59% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Kiran a unisex name?

Kiran is a unisex name: 41% of people named Kiran are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

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