Cai Lin

Cai Lin is a female given name: 98% of people named Cai Lin are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 2%Female 98%

Cai Lin · Cailin · Cai-Lin · Cailín

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, China, Ireland
Also spelled: Cailin, Cai-Lin, Cailín
US births since 1880: 30 male / 3,531 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Cai Lin

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cai Lin," in English, "Guten Tag Cai Lin," in German. Cai Lin is a female given name: about 98% of people named Cai Lin are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Cai Lin,

German

Guten Tag Cai Lin,

French

Bonjour Cai Lin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cai Lin:

Chinese

LinCai您好：

Japanese

Lin様

English

Hi Cai,

German

Hi Cai,

French

Salut Cai,

Spanish

Hola Cai,

Chinese

Cai你好：

Japanese

Cai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 Cai Lin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	1%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

30 male · 3,531 female · 3,561 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cai Lin a male or female name?

Cai Lin is a female given name: 98% of people named Cai Lin are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Cai Lin in an email?

Is Cai Lin a unisex name?

Cai Lin is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Cai Lin are men. Cai Lin 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 Cai Lin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cai-lin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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