Søren

Søren is a male given name: 97% of people named Søren are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 97%Female 3%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 97% male / 3% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Denmark, United States, Norway
US births since 1880: 6,543 male / 399 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Søren

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Søren," in English, "Guten Tag Søren," in German. Søren is a male given name: about 97% of people named Søren are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Søren,

German

Guten Tag Søren,

French

Bonjour Søren,

Spanish

Estimado/a Søren:

Chinese

Søren您好：

Japanese

Søren様

English

Hi Søren,

German

Hi Søren,

French

Salut Søren,

Spanish

Hola Søren,

Chinese

Søren你好：

Japanese

Søren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 Søren by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Denmark	common	man's name	98%
United States	common	man's name	94%
Norway	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

6,543 male · 399 female · 6,942 births recorded

Male 94%Female 6%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Søren a male or female name?

Søren is a male given name: 97% of people named Søren are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Søren in an email?

Is Søren a unisex name?

Søren is not a unisex name: 97% of people named Søren are men. Søren 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 Søren a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/soren (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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