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Sanae

Sanae is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Sanae are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 20%Female 80%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
20% male / 80% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, United States
US births since 1880
0 male / 291 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Sanae

To address Sanae when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sanae," in English, "Guten Tag Sanae," in German. About 20% of people named Sanae are men and 80% 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 Sanae,

German

Guten Tag Sanae,

French

Bonjour Sanae,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sanae:

Chinese

Sanae您好：

Japanese

Sanae様

English

Hi Sanae,

German

Hi Sanae,

French

Salut Sanae,

Spanish

Hola Sanae,

Chinese

Sanae你好：

Japanese

Sanae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 Sanae by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanuncommonwoman's name25%
United Statesrarewoman's name0%

United States birth data

0 male · 291 female · 291 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sanae a male or female name?

Sanae is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Sanae are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Sanae in an email?

To address Sanae when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sanae," in English, "Guten Tag Sanae," in German. About 20% of people named Sanae are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Sanae a unisex name?

Sanae is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Sanae are men. Sanae leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

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

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