Shahin
Shahin is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Shahin are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 83% male / 17% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Azerbaijan, Arabic and Persian countries, Albania
- US births since 1880
- 281 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shahin
To address Shahin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shahin," in English, "Guten Tag Shahin," in German. About 83% of people named Shahin 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 Shahin,
German
Guten Tag Shahin,
French
Bonjour Shahin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shahin:
Chinese
Shahin您好：
Japanese
Shahin様
English
Hi Shahin,
German
Hi Shahin,
French
Salut Shahin,
Spanish
Hola Shahin,
Chinese
Shahin你好：
Japanese
Shahin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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
United States birth data
281 male · 0 female · 281 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shahin a male or female name?
Shahin is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Shahin 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 Shahin in an email?
To address Shahin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shahin," in English, "Guten Tag Shahin," in German. About 83% of people named Shahin 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 Shahin a unisex name?
Shahin is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Shahin are men. Shahin 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 Shahin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shahin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shahin,
title = {Is Shahin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shahin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}