Taylan
Taylan is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Taylan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 80% male / 20% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Turkey
- US births since 1880
- 680 male / 286 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Taylan
To address Taylan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Taylan," in English, "Guten Tag Taylan," in German. About 80% of people named Taylan are men and 20% 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 Taylan,
German
Guten Tag Taylan,
French
Bonjour Taylan,
Spanish
Estimado/a Taylan:
Chinese
Taylan您好:
Japanese
Taylan様
English
Hi Taylan,
German
Hi Taylan,
French
Salut Taylan,
Spanish
Hola Taylan,
Chinese
Taylan你好:
Japanese
Taylan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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 70% |
| Turkey | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
680 male · 286 female · 966 births recorded
Since 1980: 70% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Taylan a male or female name?
Taylan is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Taylan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Taylan in an email?
To address Taylan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Taylan," in English, "Guten Tag Taylan," in German. About 80% of people named Taylan are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Taylan a unisex name?
Taylan is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Taylan are men. Taylan leans strongly male 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 Taylan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/taylan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_taylan,
title = {Is Taylan a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/taylan},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}