Lynn

Lynn is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Lynn are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 22%Female 78%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 22% male / 78% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880: 52,250 male / 181,834 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Lynn

To address Lynn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lynn," in English, "Guten Tag Lynn," in German. About 22% of people named Lynn are men and 78% 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 Lynn,

German

Guten Tag Lynn,

French

Bonjour Lynn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lynn:

Chinese

Lynn您好：

Japanese

Lynn様

English

Hi Lynn,

German

Hi Lynn,

French

Salut Lynn,

Spanish

Hola Lynn,

Chinese

Lynn你好：

Japanese

Lynn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 Lynn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	22%
Great Britain	uncommon	woman's name	25%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

52,250 male · 181,834 female · 234,084 births recorded

Male 22%Female 78%

Since 1980: 15% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lynn a male or female name?

Lynn is a unisex given name: about 22% of people named Lynn are men and 78% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lynn in an email?

Is Lynn a unisex name?

Lynn is not a unisex name: 22% of people named Lynn are men. Lynn leans strongly female 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 Lynn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lynn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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