Bayan

Bayan is a female given name: 95% of people named Bayan are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880: 92 male / 656 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Bayan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bayan," in English, "Guten Tag Bayan," in German. Bayan is a female given name: about 95% of people named Bayan are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bayan,

German

Guten Tag Bayan,

French

Bonjour Bayan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bayan:

Chinese

Bayan您好：

Japanese

Bayan様

English

Hi Bayan,

German

Hi Bayan,

French

Salut Bayan,

Spanish

Hola Bayan,

Chinese

Bayan你好：

Japanese

Bayanさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bayan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	12%

United States birth data

92 male · 656 female · 748 births recorded

Male 12%Female 88%

Since 1980: 12% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bayan a male or female name?

Bayan is a female given name: 95% of people named Bayan are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Bayan in an email?

Is Bayan a unisex name?

Bayan is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Bayan are men. Bayan leans strongly female overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bayan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bayan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_bayan,
  title  = {Is Bayan a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bayan},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}