Loren
Loren is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Loren are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 79% male / 21% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Albania
- US births since 1880
- 46,017 male / 12,197 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Loren
To address Loren when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loren," in English, "Guten Tag Loren," in German. About 79% of people named Loren are men and 21% 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 Loren,
German
Guten Tag Loren,
French
Bonjour Loren,
Spanish
Estimado/a Loren:
Chinese
Loren您好：
Japanese
Loren様
English
Hi Loren,
German
Hi Loren,
French
Salut Loren,
Spanish
Hola Loren,
Chinese
Loren你好：
Japanese
Loren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 | 79% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
46,017 male · 12,197 female · 58,214 births recorded
Since 1980: 44% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Loren a male or female name?
Loren is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Loren are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Loren in an email?
To address Loren when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Loren," in English, "Guten Tag Loren," in German. About 79% of people named Loren are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Loren a unisex name?
Loren is not a unisex name: 79% of people named Loren are men. Loren 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 Loren a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loren (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_loren,
title = {Is Loren a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/loren},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}