Shaw

Shaw is a male given name: 96% of people named Shaw are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 96%Female 4%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,101 male / 41 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shaw

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Shaw," in English, "Guten Tag Shaw," in German. Shaw is a male given name: about 96% of people named Shaw are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Shaw,

German

Guten Tag Shaw,

French

Bonjour Shaw,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shaw:

Chinese

Shaw您好：

Japanese

Shaw様

English

Hi Shaw,

German

Hi Shaw,

French

Salut Shaw,

Spanish

Hola Shaw,

Chinese

Shaw你好：

Japanese

Shaw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 Shaw by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	96%

United States birth data

1,101 male · 41 female · 1,142 births recorded

Male 96%Female 4%

Since 1980: 97% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shaw a male or female name?

Shaw is a male given name: 96% of people named Shaw are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Shaw in an email?

Is Shaw a unisex name?

Shaw is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Shaw are men. Shaw leans strongly male 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 Shaw a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shaw (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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