Kayin
Kayin is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Kayin are men and 12% 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.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 88% male / 12% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 479 male / 67 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kayin
To address Kayin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kayin," in English, "Guten Tag Kayin," in German. About 88% of people named Kayin are men and 12% 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 Kayin,
German
Guten Tag Kayin,
French
Bonjour Kayin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kayin:
Chinese
Kayin您好:
Japanese
Kayin様
English
Hi Kayin,
German
Hi Kayin,
French
Salut Kayin,
Spanish
Hola Kayin,
Chinese
Kayin你好:
Japanese
Kayin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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name | 88% |
United States birth data
479 male · 67 female · 546 births recorded
Since 1980: 88% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kayin a male or female name?
Kayin is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Kayin are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kayin in an email?
To address Kayin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kayin," in English, "Guten Tag Kayin," in German. About 88% of people named Kayin are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kayin a unisex name?
Kayin is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Kayin are men. Kayin 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 Kayin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kayin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kayin,
title = {Is Kayin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kayin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}