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Lylian

Lylian is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Lylian are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 20%Female 80%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
20% male / 80% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, France
US births since 1880
0 male / 314 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lylian

To address Lylian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lylian," in English, "Guten Tag Lylian," in German. About 20% of people named Lylian are men and 80% 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 Lylian,

German

Guten Tag Lylian,

French

Bonjour Lylian,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lylian:

Chinese

Lylian您好：

Japanese

Lylian様

English

Hi Lylian,

German

Hi Lylian,

French

Salut Lylian,

Spanish

Hola Lylian,

Chinese

Lylian你好：

Japanese

Lylian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 Lylian by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrarewoman's name0%
Francerareman's name98%

United States birth data

0 male · 314 female · 314 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lylian a male or female name?

Lylian is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Lylian are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lylian in an email?

To address Lylian when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lylian," in English, "Guten Tag Lylian," in German. About 20% of people named Lylian are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lylian a unisex name?

Lylian is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Lylian are men. Lylian leans strongly female overall.

Related names

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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 Lylian a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lylian (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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