Zayn

Zayn is a male given name: 99% of people named Zayn are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 3,347 male / 36 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Zayn

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Zayn," in English, "Guten Tag Zayn," in German. Zayn is a male given name: about 99% of people named Zayn are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Zayn,

German

Guten Tag Zayn,

French

Bonjour Zayn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zayn:

Chinese

Zayn您好：

Japanese

Zayn様

English

Hi Zayn,

German

Hi Zayn,

French

Salut Zayn,

Spanish

Hola Zayn,

Chinese

Zayn你好：

Japanese

Zayn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 Zayn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	99%
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,347 male · 36 female · 3,383 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zayn a male or female name?

Zayn is a male given name: 99% of people named Zayn are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Zayn in an email?

Is Zayn a unisex name?

Zayn is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Zayn are men. Zayn leans strongly male 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 Zayn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zayn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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