Shaune
Shaune is a unisex given name: about 57% of people named Shaune are men and 43% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 57% male / 43% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 444 male / 335 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shaune
To address Shaune when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shaune," in English, "Guten Tag Shaune," in German. About 57% of people named Shaune are men and 43% 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 Shaune,
German
Guten Tag Shaune,
French
Bonjour Shaune,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shaune:
Chinese
Shaune您好：
Japanese
Shaune様
English
Hi Shaune,
German
Hi Shaune,
French
Salut Shaune,
Spanish
Hola Shaune,
Chinese
Shaune你好：
Japanese
Shaune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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 57% |
United States birth data
444 male · 335 female · 779 births recorded
Since 1980: 78% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shaune a male or female name?
Shaune is a unisex given name: about 57% of people named Shaune are men and 43% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Shaune in an email?
To address Shaune when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shaune," in English, "Guten Tag Shaune," in German. About 57% of people named Shaune are men and 43% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Shaune a unisex name?
Shaune is a unisex name: 57% of people named Shaune are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Shaune a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shaune (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shaune,
title = {Is Shaune a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shaune},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}