Ayan
Ayan is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Ayan 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, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan
- US births since 1880
- 2,025 male / 642 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ayan
To address Ayan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ayan," in English, "Guten Tag Ayan," in German. About 84% of people named Ayan 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 Ayan,
German
Guten Tag Ayan,
French
Bonjour Ayan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ayan:
Chinese
Ayan您好:
Japanese
Ayan様
English
Hi Ayan,
German
Hi Ayan,
French
Salut Ayan,
Spanish
Hola Ayan,
Chinese
Ayan你好:
Japanese
Ayan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 | 76% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
2,025 male · 642 female · 2,667 births recorded
Since 1980: 76% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ayan a male or female name?
Ayan is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Ayan 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 Ayan in an email?
To address Ayan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ayan," in English, "Guten Tag Ayan," in German. About 84% of people named Ayan 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 Ayan a unisex name?
Ayan is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Ayan are men. Ayan 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 Ayan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ayan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ayan,
title = {Is Ayan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ayan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}