Shun

Shun is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Shun are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 86%Female 14%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 86% male / 14% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States, China
US births since 1880: 865 male / 30 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shun

To address Shun when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shun," in English, "Guten Tag Shun," in German. About 86% of people named Shun are men and 14% 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 Shun,

German

Guten Tag Shun,

French

Bonjour Shun,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shun:

Chinese

Shun您好：

Japanese

Shun様

English

Hi Shun,

German

Hi Shun,

French

Salut Shun,

Spanish

Hola Shun,

Chinese

Shun你好：

Japanese

Shun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 Shun by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	97%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
Korea	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

865 male · 30 female · 895 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shun a male or female name?

Shun is a unisex given name: about 86% of people named Shun are men and 14% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Shun in an email?

Is Shun a unisex name?

Shun is not a unisex name: 86% of people named Shun are men. Shun 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 Shun a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shun (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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