Da Yan
Da Yan is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Da Yan are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Da Yan · Dayan · Da-Yan
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 61% male / 39% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China
- Also spelled
- Dayan, Da-Yan
- US births since 1880
- 344 male / 199 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Da Yan
To address Da Yan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Da Yan," in English, "Guten Tag Da Yan," in German. About 61% of people named Da Yan are men and 39% 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 Da Yan,
German
Guten Tag Da Yan,
French
Bonjour Da Yan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Da Yan:
Chinese
YanDa您好：
Japanese
Yan様
English
Hi Da,
German
Hi Da,
French
Salut Da,
Spanish
Hola Da,
Chinese
Da你好：
Japanese
Da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 | rare | unisex name | 63% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
344 male · 199 female · 543 births recorded
Since 1980: 62% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Da Yan a male or female name?
Da Yan is a unisex given name: about 61% of people named Da Yan are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Da Yan in an email?
To address Da Yan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Da Yan," in English, "Guten Tag Da Yan," in German. About 61% of people named Da Yan are men and 39% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Da Yan a unisex name?
Da Yan is a unisex name: 61% of people named Da Yan are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
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 Da Yan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/da-yan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dayan,
title = {Is Da Yan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/da-yan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}