Loran
Loran is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Loran are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 83% male / 17% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania
- US births since 1880
- 3,693 male / 811 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Loran
To address Loran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loran," in English, "Guten Tag Loran," in German. About 83% of people named Loran are men and 17% 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 Loran,
German
Guten Tag Loran,
French
Bonjour Loran,
Spanish
Estimado/a Loran:
Chinese
Loran您好:
Japanese
Loran様
English
Hi Loran,
German
Hi Loran,
French
Salut Loran,
Spanish
Hola Loran,
Chinese
Loran你好:
Japanese
Loran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 | uncommon | man's name | 82% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
3,693 male · 811 female · 4,504 births recorded
Since 1980: 37% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Loran a male or female name?
Loran is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Loran are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Loran in an email?
To address Loran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loran," in English, "Guten Tag Loran," in German. About 83% of people named Loran are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Loran a unisex name?
Loran is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Loran are men. Loran 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 Loran a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loran (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_loran,
title = {Is Loran a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loran},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}