Tawn
Tawn is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Tawn are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 11% male / 89% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 32 male / 270 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tawn
To address Tawn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tawn," in English, "Guten Tag Tawn," in German. About 11% of people named Tawn are men and 89% 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 Tawn,
German
Guten Tag Tawn,
French
Bonjour Tawn,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tawn:
Chinese
Tawn您好:
Japanese
Tawn様
English
Hi Tawn,
German
Hi Tawn,
French
Salut Tawn,
Spanish
Hola Tawn,
Chinese
Tawn你好:
Japanese
Tawnさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name | 11% |
United States birth data
32 male · 270 female · 302 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tawn a male or female name?
Tawn is a unisex given name: about 11% of people named Tawn are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tawn in an email?
To address Tawn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tawn," in English, "Guten Tag Tawn," in German. About 11% of people named Tawn are men and 89% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tawn a unisex name?
Tawn is not a unisex name: 11% of people named Tawn are men. Tawn leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Tawn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tawn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tawn,
title = {Is Tawn a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tawn},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}