Kai Yan
Kai Yan is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Kai Yan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Kai Yan · Kaiyan · Kai-Yan
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, United States
- Also spelled
- Kaiyan, Kai-Yan
- US births since 1880
- 151 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kai Yan
To address Kai Yan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kai Yan," in English, "Guten Tag Kai Yan," in German. About 75% of people named Kai Yan are men and 25% 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 Kai Yan,
German
Guten Tag Kai Yan,
French
Bonjour Kai Yan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kai Yan:
Chinese
YanKai您好：
Japanese
Yan様
English
Hi Kai,
German
Hi Kai,
French
Salut Kai,
Spanish
Hola Kai,
Chinese
Kai你好：
Japanese
Kai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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 100% |
United States birth data
151 male · 0 female · 151 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kai Yan a male or female name?
Kai Yan is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Kai Yan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kai Yan in an email?
To address Kai Yan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kai Yan," in English, "Guten Tag Kai Yan," in German. About 75% of people named Kai Yan are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kai Yan a unisex name?
Kai Yan is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Kai Yan are men. Kai Yan 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 Kai Yan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kai-yan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kaiyan,
title = {Is Kai Yan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kai-yan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}