Alin
Alin is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Alin are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Romania, United States, Moldova
- US births since 1880
- 132 male / 407 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Alin
To address Alin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alin," in English, "Guten Tag Alin," in German. About 75% of people named Alin are men and 25% 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 Alin,
German
Guten Tag Alin,
French
Bonjour Alin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Alin:
Chinese
Alin您好:
Japanese
Alin様
English
Hi Alin,
German
Hi Alin,
French
Salut Alin,
Spanish
Hola Alin,
Chinese
Alin你好:
Japanese
Alin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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Moldova | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
132 male · 407 female · 539 births recorded
Since 1980: 24% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alin a male or female name?
Alin is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Alin are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Alin in an email?
To address Alin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alin," in English, "Guten Tag Alin," in German. About 75% of people named Alin are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Alin a unisex name?
Alin is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Alin are men. Alin 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 Alin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alin,
title = {Is Alin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}