Ekin

Ekin is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Ekin are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 12%Female 88%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 12% male / 88% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Turkey, United States
US births since 1880: 145 male / 6 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ekin

To address Ekin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ekin," in English, "Guten Tag Ekin," in German. About 12% of people named Ekin are men and 88% 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 Ekin,

German

Guten Tag Ekin,

French

Bonjour Ekin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ekin:

Chinese

Ekin您好：

Japanese

Ekin様

English

Hi Ekin,

German

Hi Ekin,

French

Salut Ekin,

Spanish

Hola Ekin,

Chinese

Ekin你好：

Japanese

Ekin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 Ekin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Turkey	uncommon	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	man's name	96%

United States birth data

145 male · 6 female · 151 births recorded

Male 96%Female 4%

Since 1980: 96% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ekin a male or female name?

Ekin is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Ekin are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ekin in an email?

Is Ekin a unisex name?

Ekin is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Ekin are men. Ekin 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 Ekin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ekin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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