Ailin

Ailin is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 13%Female 87%

Ailin · Ai Lin · Ai-Lin · Ailín

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 13% male / 87% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Norway, China
Also spelled: Ai Lin, Ai-Lin, Ailín
US births since 1880: 5 male / 944 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ailin

To address Ailin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ailin," in English, "Guten Tag Ailin," in German. About 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% 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 Ailin,

German

Guten Tag Ailin,

French

Bonjour Ailin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ailin:

Chinese

Ailin您好：

Japanese

Ailin様

English

Hi Ailin,

German

Hi Ailin,

French

Salut Ailin,

Spanish

Hola Ailin,

Chinese

Ailin你好：

Japanese

Ailin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 Ailin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	1%
Norway	rare	woman's name	2%
China	rare	unisex name	50%
Ireland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

5 male · 944 female · 949 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ailin a male or female name?

Ailin is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Ailin are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ailin in an email?

Is Ailin a unisex name?

Ailin is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Ailin are men. Ailin 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 Ailin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ailin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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