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Catlin

Catlin is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Catlin are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium
Male 30%Female 70%
Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
30% male / 70% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
446 male / 1,055 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Catlin

To address Catlin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Catlin," in English, "Guten Tag Catlin," in German. About 30% of people named Catlin are men and 70% 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 Catlin,

German

Guten Tag Catlin,

French

Bonjour Catlin,

Spanish

Estimado/a Catlin:

Chinese

Catlin您好：

Japanese

Catlin様

English

Hi Catlin,

German

Hi Catlin,

French

Salut Catlin,

Spanish

Hola Catlin,

Chinese

Catlin你好：

Japanese

Catlin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 Catlin by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonwoman's name30%

United States birth data

446 male · 1,055 female · 1,501 births recorded

Male 30%Female 70%

Since 1980: 30% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Catlin a male or female name?

Catlin is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Catlin are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Catlin in an email?

To address Catlin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Catlin," in English, "Guten Tag Catlin," in German. About 30% of people named Catlin are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Catlin a unisex name?

Catlin is not a unisex name: 30% of people named Catlin are men. Catlin leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 Catlin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/catlin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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