Laine
Laine is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Laine are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 26% male / 74% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Estonia, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 1,477 male / 3,063 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Laine
To address Laine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Laine," in English, "Guten Tag Laine," in German. About 26% of people named Laine are men and 74% 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 Laine,
German
Guten Tag Laine,
French
Bonjour Laine,
Spanish
Estimado/a Laine:
Chinese
Laine您好:
Japanese
Laine様
English
Hi Laine,
German
Hi Laine,
French
Salut Laine,
Spanish
Hola Laine,
Chinese
Laine你好:
Japanese
Laine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 | common | woman's name | 33% |
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Latvia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,477 male · 3,063 female · 4,540 births recorded
Since 1980: 30% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Laine a male or female name?
Laine is a unisex given name: about 26% of people named Laine are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Laine in an email?
To address Laine when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Laine," in English, "Guten Tag Laine," in German. About 26% of people named Laine are men and 74% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Laine a unisex name?
Laine is not a unisex name: 26% of people named Laine are men. Laine 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 Laine a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laine (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_laine,
title = {Is Laine a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/laine},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}