Ayan

Ayan is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Ayan are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 84%Female 16%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan
US births since 1880: 2,025 male / 642 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ayan

To address Ayan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ayan," in English, "Guten Tag Ayan," in German. About 84% of people named Ayan are men and 16% 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 Ayan,

German

Guten Tag Ayan,

French

Bonjour Ayan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ayan:

Chinese

Ayan您好：

Japanese

Ayan様

English

Hi Ayan,

German

Hi Ayan,

French

Salut Ayan,

Spanish

Hola Ayan,

Chinese

Ayan你好：

Japanese

Ayan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 Ayan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	76%
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan	uncommon	man's name	98%
Azerbaijan	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,025 male · 642 female · 2,667 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 76% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ayan a male or female name?

Ayan is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Ayan are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ayan in an email?

Is Ayan a unisex name?

Ayan is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Ayan are men. Ayan 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 Ayan a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ayan (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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