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Vivan

Vivan is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Vivan are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 27%Female 73%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
27% male / 73% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Sweden, Finland
US births since 1880
258 male / 341 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Vivan

To address Vivan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vivan," in English, "Guten Tag Vivan," in German. About 27% of people named Vivan are men and 73% 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 Vivan,

German

Guten Tag Vivan,

French

Bonjour Vivan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Vivan:

Chinese

Vivan您好:

Japanese

Vivan様

English

Hi Vivan,

German

Hi Vivan,

French

Salut Vivan,

Spanish

Hola Vivan,

Chinese

Vivan你好:

Japanese

Vivan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 Vivan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name43%
Swedenrarewoman's name2%
Finlandrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

258 male · 341 female · 599 births recorded

Male 43%Female 57%

Since 1980: 62% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vivan a male or female name?

Vivan is a unisex given name: about 27% of people named Vivan are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Vivan in an email?

To address Vivan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Vivan," in English, "Guten Tag Vivan," in German. About 27% of people named Vivan are men and 73% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Vivan a unisex name?

Vivan is not a unisex name: 27% of people named Vivan are men. Vivan leans strongly female 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 Vivan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/vivan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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