Elin
Elin is a female given name: 98% of people named Elin are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
Elin · Elín
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Also spelled
- Elín
- US births since 1880
- 111 male / 4,113 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Elin
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elin," in English, "Guten Tag Elin," in German. Elin is a female given name: about 98% of people named Elin are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Elin,
German
Guten Tag Elin,
French
Bonjour Elin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Elin:
Chinese
Elin您好：
Japanese
Elin様
English
Hi Elin,
German
Hi Elin,
French
Salut Elin,
Spanish
Hola Elin,
Chinese
Elin你好：
Japanese
Elin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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 3% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
111 male · 4,113 female · 4,224 births recorded
Since 1980: 3% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Elin a male or female name?
Elin is a female given name: 98% of people named Elin are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Elin in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Elin," in English, "Guten Tag Elin," in German. Elin is a female given name: about 98% of people named Elin are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Elin a unisex name?
Elin is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Elin are men. Elin leans strongly female 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 Elin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_elin,
title = {Is Elin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/elin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}