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Lyn

Lyn is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Lyn are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh
Male 18%Female 82%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
18% male / 82% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
1,561 male / 7,194 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lyn

To address Lyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lyn," in English, "Guten Tag Lyn," in German. About 18% of people named Lyn are men and 82% 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 Lyn,

German

Guten Tag Lyn,

French

Bonjour Lyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lyn:

Chinese

Lyn您好：

Japanese

Lyn様

English

Hi Lyn,

German

Hi Lyn,

French

Salut Lyn,

Spanish

Hola Lyn,

Chinese

Lyn你好：

Japanese

Lyn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 Lyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name18%
Great Britainrarewoman's name25%

United States birth data

1,561 male · 7,194 female · 8,755 births recorded

Male 18%Female 82%

Since 1980: 13% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lyn a male or female name?

Lyn is a unisex given name: about 18% of people named Lyn are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lyn in an email?

To address Lyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lyn," in English, "Guten Tag Lyn," in German. About 18% of people named Lyn are men and 82% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lyn a unisex name?

Lyn is not a unisex name: 18% of people named Lyn are men. Lyn leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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