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Devyn

Devyn is a unisex given name: about 45% of people named Devyn are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 45%Female 55%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
45% male / 55% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
6,297 male / 7,760 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Devyn

To address Devyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Devyn," in English, "Guten Tag Devyn," in German. About 45% of people named Devyn are men and 55% 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 Devyn,

German

Guten Tag Devyn,

French

Bonjour Devyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Devyn:

Chinese

Devyn您好：

Japanese

Devyn様

English

Hi Devyn,

German

Hi Devyn,

French

Salut Devyn,

Spanish

Hola Devyn,

Chinese

Devyn你好：

Japanese

Devyn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 Devyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonunisex name45%

United States birth data

6,297 male · 7,760 female · 14,057 births recorded

Male 45%Female 55%

Since 1980: 45% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Devyn a male or female name?

Devyn is a unisex given name: about 45% of people named Devyn are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Devyn in an email?

To address Devyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Devyn," in English, "Guten Tag Devyn," in German. About 45% of people named Devyn are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Devyn a unisex name?

Devyn is a unisex name: 45% of people named Devyn are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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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 Devyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/devyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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