Davyn
Davyn is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Davyn are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 88% male / 12% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 525 male / 74 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Davyn
To address Davyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Davyn," in English, "Guten Tag Davyn," in German. About 88% of people named Davyn are men and 12% 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 Davyn,
German
Guten Tag Davyn,
French
Bonjour Davyn,
Spanish
Estimado/a Davyn:
Chinese
Davyn您好:
Japanese
Davyn様
English
Hi Davyn,
German
Hi Davyn,
French
Salut Davyn,
Spanish
Hola Davyn,
Chinese
Davyn你好:
Japanese
Davyn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 | uncommon | man's name | 88% |
United States birth data
525 male · 74 female · 599 births recorded
Since 1980: 88% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Davyn a male or female name?
Davyn is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Davyn are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Davyn in an email?
To address Davyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Davyn," in English, "Guten Tag Davyn," in German. About 88% of people named Davyn are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Davyn a unisex name?
Davyn is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Davyn are men. Davyn leans strongly male overall.
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 Davyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/davyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_davyn,
title = {Is Davyn a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/davyn},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}