diff --git a/src/modules/name/index.ts b/src/modules/name/index.ts
index b42de3db568..a61442e0447 100644
--- a/src/modules/name/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/name/index.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,16 @@ export class Name {
     return this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(this.faker.definitions.name.sex);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a random sex type.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.name.sexType() // Sex.Female
+   */
+  sexType(): SexType {
+    return this.faker.helpers.objectValue(Sex);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a random name prefix.
    *
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/name.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/name.spec.ts.snap
index ed921dcdfe3..79a54976ffc 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/name.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/name.spec.ts.snap
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ exports[`name > 42 > sex > noArgs 1`] = `"female"`;
 
 exports[`name > 42 > sex > with gender 1`] = `"female"`;
 
+exports[`name > 42 > sexType 1`] = `"female"`;
+
 exports[`name > 42 > suffix > noArgs 1`] = `"III"`;
 
 exports[`name > 42 > suffix > with gender 1`] = `"III"`;
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ exports[`name > 1211 > sex > noArgs 1`] = `"male"`;
 
 exports[`name > 1211 > sex > with gender 1`] = `"male"`;
 
+exports[`name > 1211 > sexType 1`] = `"male"`;
+
 exports[`name > 1211 > suffix > noArgs 1`] = `"DVM"`;
 
 exports[`name > 1211 > suffix > with gender 1`] = `"DVM"`;
@@ -170,6 +174,8 @@ exports[`name > 1337 > sex > noArgs 1`] = `"female"`;
 
 exports[`name > 1337 > sex > with gender 1`] = `"female"`;
 
+exports[`name > 1337 > sexType 1`] = `"female"`;
+
 exports[`name > 1337 > suffix > noArgs 1`] = `"I"`;
 
 exports[`name > 1337 > suffix > with gender 1`] = `"I"`;
diff --git a/test/name.spec.ts b/test/name.spec.ts
index ad55e914933..35cca232875 100644
--- a/test/name.spec.ts
+++ b/test/name.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { faker } from '../src';
+import { faker, Sex } from '../src';
 import { seededTests } from './support/seededRuns';
 
 const NON_SEEDED_BASED_RUN = 5;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('name', () => {
   });
 
   seededTests(faker, 'name', (t) => {
-    t.itEach('jobTitle', 'jobDescriptor', 'jobArea', 'jobType');
+    t.itEach('sexType', 'jobTitle', 'jobDescriptor', 'jobArea', 'jobType');
 
     t.describeEach(
       'firstName',
@@ -365,6 +365,15 @@ describe('name', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      describe('sexType()', () => {
+        it('should return a sex type', () => {
+          const sexType = faker.name.sexType();
+
+          expect(sexType).toBeTypeOf('string');
+          expect(Object.values(Sex)).toContain(sexType);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('prefix()', () => {
         beforeEach(() => {
           faker.locale = 'en';