Ailin
Ailin is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Ailin · Ai Lin · Ai-Lin · Ailín
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 13% male / 87% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Norway, China
- Also spelled
- Ai Lin, Ai-Lin, Ailín
- US births since 1880
- 5 male / 944 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ailin
To address Ailin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ailin," in English, "Guten Tag Ailin," in German. About 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% 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 Ailin,
German
Guten Tag Ailin,
French
Bonjour Ailin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ailin:
Chinese
Ailin您好:
Japanese
Ailin様
English
Hi Ailin,
German
Hi Ailin,
French
Salut Ailin,
Spanish
Hola Ailin,
Chinese
Ailin你好:
Japanese
Ailin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 | uncommon | woman's name | 1% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
5 male · 944 female · 949 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ailin a male or female name?
Ailin is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Ailin in an email?
To address Ailin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ailin," in English, "Guten Tag Ailin," in German. About 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Ailin a unisex name?
Ailin is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Ailin are men. Ailin 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 Ailin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ailin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ailin,
title = {Is Ailin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ailin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}