Mei Lin
Mei Lin is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Mei Lin are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
Mei Lin · Meilin · Mei-Lin
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 25% male / 75% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- China, United States
- Also spelled
- Meilin, Mei-Lin
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 248 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mei Lin
To address Mei Lin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mei Lin," in English, "Guten Tag Mei Lin," in German. About 25% of people named Mei Lin are men and 75% 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 Mei Lin,
German
Guten Tag Mei Lin,
French
Bonjour Mei Lin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mei Lin:
Chinese
LinMei您好：
Japanese
Lin様
English
Hi Mei,
German
Hi Mei,
French
Salut Mei,
Spanish
Hola Mei,
Chinese
Mei你好：
Japanese
Mei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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 0% |
United States birth data
0 male · 248 female · 248 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mei Lin a male or female name?
Mei Lin is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Mei Lin are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Mei Lin in an email?
To address Mei Lin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mei Lin," in English, "Guten Tag Mei Lin," in German. About 25% of people named Mei Lin are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Mei Lin a unisex name?
Mei Lin is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Mei Lin are men. Mei Lin 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 Mei Lin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mei-lin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_meilin,
title = {Is Mei Lin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mei-lin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}