Calyn

Calyn is a female given name: 90% of people named Calyn are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 10%Female 90%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 10% male / 90% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 75 male / 684 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Calyn

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Calyn," in English, "Guten Tag Calyn," in German. Calyn is a female given name: about 90% of people named Calyn are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Calyn,

German

Guten Tag Calyn,

French

Bonjour Calyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Calyn:

Chinese

Calyn您好：

Japanese

Calyn様

English

Hi Calyn,

German

Hi Calyn,

French

Salut Calyn,

Spanish

Hola Calyn,

Chinese

Calyn你好：

Japanese

Calyn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 Calyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	10%

United States birth data

75 male · 684 female · 759 births recorded

Male 10%Female 90%

Since 1980: 10% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Calyn a male or female name?

Calyn is a female given name: 90% of people named Calyn are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Calyn in an email?

Is Calyn a unisex name?

Calyn is not a unisex name: 10% of people named Calyn are men. Calyn 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 Calyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/calyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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