Toan

Toan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Toan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 76%Female 24%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 76% male / 24% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880: 400 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Toan

To address Toan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Toan," in English, "Guten Tag Toan," in German. About 76% of people named Toan are men and 24% 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 Toan,

German

Guten Tag Toan,

French

Bonjour Toan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Toan:

Chinese

Toan您好：

Japanese

Toan様

English

Hi Toan,

German

Hi Toan,

French

Salut Toan,

Spanish

Hola Toan,

Chinese

Toan你好：

Japanese

Toan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 Toan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Vietnam	common	man's name	75%
United States	rare	man's name	100%

United States birth data

400 male · 0 female · 400 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Toan a male or female name?

Toan is a unisex given name: about 76% of people named Toan are men and 24% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Toan in an email?

Is Toan a unisex name?

Toan is not a unisex name: 76% of people named Toan are men. Toan 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 Toan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/toan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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