Determine the gender of a name

The gender is defined as a set of characteristics considered to relate to femininity and masculinity. Depending on some contexts, this may include social structures based on gender identity and sex. Most cultures use a gender binary, in which gender is divided into two categories: boys/men/male and girls/women/female.

The gender estimated from a name is not absolute, so we indicate the probability that the identified gender is correct. Adding a surname and/or country of residence significantly increases accuracy. If the probability of the returned gender is between 45% and 55%, the name can be interpreted as being a unisex name.

For example, the name Keith Haring is identified as a male name with a probability of 90.63%.

The gender of a Japanese name written in Kanji or in Latin is a binary classification of gender: masculine or feminine. In addition to being identified as masculine or feminine, a name can be qualified as unisex or gender neutral if the probability of the returned gender is close to 50%.

• Kanji are the adopted logographic Japanese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system. Kanji is one of the three writing systems that are more commonly know as Japanese characters.
• Romanization is the conversion, to the Latin alphabet, of any other writing system.

For example, the combination of the Japanese given name 中松 and the Japanese last name 義郎 written in Kanji, is identified as a male name with a probability of 55.01%.

The gender of a Chinese name written in standard Mandarin or in Pinyin is a binary classification of gender: masculine or feminine. If the probability of the returned gender is between 45% and 55%, the name can be interpreted as being a gender neutral (unisex) name.

• Standard Mandarin Chinese is the official language of China. It uses a logographic system called Hanzi that is more commonly know as Chinese characters.
• Pinyin is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese. It is used to depict Mandarin logograms with the Latin alphabet, used by languages such as English.

For example, the Chinese full name written in standard Mandarin Chinese 谢晓亮 is identified as a male name with a probability of 53.29%. This full name can be considered a unisex name because it is worn by almost as many men as women.