Ruhan
Ruhan is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Ruhan are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 22% male / 78% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Kosovo, Albania, Turkey
- US births since 1880
- 181 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ruhan
To address Ruhan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ruhan," in English, "Guten Tag Ruhan," in German. About 22% of people named Ruhan are men and 78% 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 Ruhan,
German
Guten Tag Ruhan,
French
Bonjour Ruhan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ruhan:
Chinese
Ruhan您好:
Japanese
Ruhan様
English
Hi Ruhan,
German
Hi Ruhan,
French
Salut Ruhan,
Spanish
Hola Ruhan,
Chinese
Ruhan你好:
Japanese
Ruhan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Turkey | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
United States birth data
181 male · 0 female · 181 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ruhan a male or female name?
Ruhan is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Ruhan are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ruhan in an email?
To address Ruhan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ruhan," in English, "Guten Tag Ruhan," in German. About 22% of people named Ruhan are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ruhan a unisex name?
Ruhan is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Ruhan are men. Ruhan 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 Ruhan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ruhan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ruhan,
title = {Is Ruhan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ruhan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}