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Taran

Taran is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Taran are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 77%Female 23%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
77% male / 23% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, India and Sri Lanka
US births since 1880
1,808 male / 560 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Taran

To address Taran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Taran," in English, "Guten Tag Taran," in German. About 77% of people named Taran are men and 23% 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 Taran,

German

Guten Tag Taran,

French

Bonjour Taran,

Spanish

Estimado/a Taran:

Chinese

Taran您好：

Japanese

Taran様

English

Hi Taran,

German

Hi Taran,

French

Salut Taran,

Spanish

Hola Taran,

Chinese

Taran你好：

Japanese

Taran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 Taran by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name76%
India and Sri Lankarareman's name98%

United States birth data

1,808 male · 560 female · 2,368 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 77% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Taran a male or female name?

Taran is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Taran are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Taran in an email?

To address Taran when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Taran," in English, "Guten Tag Taran," in German. About 77% of people named Taran are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Taran a unisex name?

Taran is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Taran are men. Taran leans strongly male overall.

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

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