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Praveen

Praveen is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Praveen are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 83%Female 17%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
83% male / 17% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
India and Sri Lanka, United States
US births since 1880
217 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Praveen

To address Praveen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Praveen," in English, "Guten Tag Praveen," in German. About 83% of people named Praveen 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 Praveen,

German

Guten Tag Praveen,

French

Bonjour Praveen,

Spanish

Estimado/a Praveen:

Chinese

Praveen您好：

Japanese

Praveen様

English

Hi Praveen,

German

Hi Praveen,

French

Salut Praveen,

Spanish

Hola Praveen,

Chinese

Praveen你好：

Japanese

Praveen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 Praveen by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
India and Sri Lankarareman's name75%
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

217 male · 0 female · 217 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Praveen a male or female name?

Praveen is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Praveen 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 Praveen in an email?

To address Praveen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Praveen," in English, "Guten Tag Praveen," in German. About 83% of people named Praveen 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 Praveen a unisex name?

Praveen is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Praveen are men. Praveen leans strongly male overall.

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

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