Ngan
Ngan is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Ngan are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 24% male / 76% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 214 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ngan
To address Ngan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ngan," in English, "Guten Tag Ngan," in German. About 24% of people named Ngan are men and 76% 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 Ngan,
German
Guten Tag Ngan,
French
Bonjour Ngan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ngan:
Chinese
Ngan您好：
Japanese
Ngan様
English
Hi Ngan,
German
Hi Ngan,
French
Salut Ngan,
Spanish
Hola Ngan,
Chinese
Ngan你好：
Japanese
Ngan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 214 female · 214 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ngan a male or female name?
Ngan is a unisex given name: about 24% of people named Ngan are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ngan in an email?
To address Ngan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ngan," in English, "Guten Tag Ngan," in German. About 24% of people named Ngan are men and 76% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ngan a unisex name?
Ngan is not a unisex name: 24% of people named Ngan are men. Ngan leans strongly female 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 Ngan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ngan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ngan,
title = {Is Ngan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ngan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}