Arlin
Arlin is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Arlin are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 84% male / 16% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 3,757 male / 707 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Arlin
To address Arlin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arlin," in English, "Guten Tag Arlin," in German. About 84% of people named Arlin are men and 16% 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 Arlin,
German
Guten Tag Arlin,
French
Bonjour Arlin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Arlin:
Chinese
Arlin您好:
Japanese
Arlin様
English
Hi Arlin,
German
Hi Arlin,
French
Salut Arlin,
Spanish
Hola Arlin,
Chinese
Arlin你好:
Japanese
Arlin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 | man's name | 84% |
United States birth data
3,757 male · 707 female · 4,464 births recorded
Since 1980: 49% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arlin a male or female name?
Arlin is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Arlin are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Arlin in an email?
To address Arlin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Arlin," in English, "Guten Tag Arlin," in German. About 84% of people named Arlin are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Arlin a unisex name?
Arlin is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Arlin are men. Arlin leans strongly male 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 Arlin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arlin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_arlin,
title = {Is Arlin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/arlin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}