Ke Yan

Ke Yan is a male given name: 94% of people named Ke Yan are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 94%Female 6%

Ke Yan · Keyan · Ke-Yan

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 94% male / 6% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, China
Also spelled: Keyan, Ke-Yan
US births since 1880: 1,108 male / 7 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ke Yan

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ke Yan," in English, "Guten Tag Ke Yan," in German. Ke Yan is a male given name: about 94% of people named Ke Yan are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ke Yan,

German

Guten Tag Ke Yan,

French

Bonjour Ke Yan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ke Yan:

Chinese

YanKe您好：

Japanese

Yan様

English

Hi Ke,

German

Hi Ke,

French

Salut Ke,

Spanish

Hola Ke,

Chinese

Ke你好：

Japanese

Ke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 Ke Yan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
China	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

1,108 male · 7 female · 1,115 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ke Yan a male or female name?

Ke Yan is a male given name: 94% of people named Ke Yan are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Ke Yan in an email?

Is Ke Yan a unisex name?

Ke Yan is not a unisex name: 94% of people named Ke Yan are men. Ke Yan 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 Ke Yan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ke-yan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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