Haydn

Haydn is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Haydn are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 1,652 male / 357 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Haydn

To address Haydn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Haydn," in English, "Guten Tag Haydn," in German. About 84% of people named Haydn are men and 16% 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 Haydn,

German

Guten Tag Haydn,

French

Bonjour Haydn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Haydn:

Chinese

Haydn您好：

Japanese

Haydn様

English

Hi Haydn,

German

Hi Haydn,

French

Salut Haydn,

Spanish

Hola Haydn,

Chinese

Haydn你好：

Japanese

Haydn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 Haydn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	82%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,652 male · 357 female · 2,009 births recorded

Male 82%Female 18%

Since 1980: 82% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Haydn a male or female name?

Haydn is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Haydn are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Haydn in an email?

Is Haydn a unisex name?

Haydn is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Haydn are men. Haydn leans strongly male 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 Haydn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/haydn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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