Malin

Malin is a female given name: 95% of people named Malin are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 5 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 5%Female 95%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 5% male / 95% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Sweden, United States, Norway
US births since 1880: 181 male / 651 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Malin

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Malin," in English, "Guten Tag Malin," in German. Malin is a female given name: about 95% of people named Malin are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Malin,

German

Guten Tag Malin,

French

Bonjour Malin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Malin:

Chinese

Malin您好：

Japanese

Malin様

English

Hi Malin,

German

Hi Malin,

French

Salut Malin,

Spanish

Hola Malin,

Chinese

Malin你好：

Japanese

Malin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 Malin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Sweden	common	woman's name	2%
United States	uncommon	woman's name	22%
Norway	rare	woman's name	2%
Bulgaria	rare	man's name	98%
Denmark	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

181 male · 651 female · 832 births recorded

Male 22%Female 78%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Malin a male or female name?

Malin is a female given name: 95% of people named Malin are women, and it is recorded as female in 3 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Malin in an email?

Is Malin a unisex name?

Malin is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Malin are men. Malin 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 Malin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/malin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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