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Shawne

Shawne is a unisex given name: about 35% of people named Shawne are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 35%Female 65%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
35% male / 65% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
429 male / 808 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Shawne

To address Shawne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shawne," in English, "Guten Tag Shawne," in German. About 35% of people named Shawne are men and 65% 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 Shawne,

German

Guten Tag Shawne,

French

Bonjour Shawne,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shawne:

Chinese

Shawne您好：

Japanese

Shawne様

English

Hi Shawne,

German

Hi Shawne,

French

Salut Shawne,

Spanish

Hola Shawne,

Chinese

Shawne你好：

Japanese

Shawne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 Shawne by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name35%

United States birth data

429 male · 808 female · 1,237 births recorded

Male 35%Female 65%

Since 1980: 63% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shawne a male or female name?

Shawne is a unisex given name: about 35% of people named Shawne are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Shawne in an email?

To address Shawne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shawne," in English, "Guten Tag Shawne," in German. About 35% of people named Shawne are men and 65% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Shawne a unisex name?

Shawne is not a unisex name: 35% of people named Shawne are men. Shawne leans strongly female overall.

Related names

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

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