Chay

Chay is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Chay are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 83%Female 17%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 83% male / 17% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Vietnam
US births since 1880: 374 male / 54 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Chay

To address Chay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Chay," in English, "Guten Tag Chay," in German. About 83% of people named Chay are men and 17% 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 Chay,

German

Guten Tag Chay,

French

Bonjour Chay,

Spanish

Estimado/a Chay:

Chinese

Chay您好：

Japanese

Chay様

English

Hi Chay,

German

Hi Chay,

French

Salut Chay,

Spanish

Hola Chay,

Chinese

Chay你好：

Japanese

Chay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 Chay by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	87%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%
Vietnam	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

374 male · 54 female · 428 births recorded

Male 87%Female 13%

Since 1980: 90% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chay a male or female name?

Chay is a unisex given name: about 83% of people named Chay are men and 17% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Chay in an email?

Is Chay a unisex name?

Chay is not a unisex name: 83% of people named Chay are men. Chay leans strongly male 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 Chay a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chay (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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