Shan An

Shan An is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Shan An are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 18%Female 82%

Shan An · Shanan · Shan-An

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 18% male / 82% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, China
Also spelled: Shanan, Shan-An
US births since 1880: 123 male / 745 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shan An

To address Shan An when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shan An," in English, "Guten Tag Shan An," in German. About 18% of people named Shan An are men and 82% 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 Shan An,

German

Guten Tag Shan An,

French

Bonjour Shan An,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shan An:

Chinese

AnShan您好：

Japanese

An様

English

Hi Shan,

German

Hi Shan,

French

Salut Shan,

Spanish

Hola Shan,

Chinese

Shan你好：

Japanese

Shan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 Shan An by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	14%
China	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

123 male · 745 female · 868 births recorded

Male 14%Female 86%

Since 1980: 9% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shan An a male or female name?

Shan An is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Shan An are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Shan An in an email?

Is Shan An a unisex name?

Shan An is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Shan An are men. Shan An leans strongly female overall.

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

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_shanan,
  title  = {Is Shan An a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shan-an},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}