Kai Lin
Kai Lin is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Kai Lin are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Kai Lin · Kailin · Kai-Lin
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 14% male / 86% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, China
- Also spelled
- Kailin, Kai-Lin
- US births since 1880
- 140 male / 1,109 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kai Lin
To address Kai Lin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kai Lin," in English, "Guten Tag Kai Lin," in German. About 14% of people named Kai Lin are men and 86% 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 Kai Lin,
German
Guten Tag Kai Lin,
French
Bonjour Kai Lin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kai Lin:
Chinese
LinKai您好：
Japanese
Lin様
English
Hi Kai,
German
Hi Kai,
French
Salut Kai,
Spanish
Hola Kai,
Chinese
Kai你好：
Japanese
Kai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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 11% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
140 male · 1,109 female · 1,249 births recorded
Since 1980: 11% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kai Lin a male or female name?
Kai Lin is a unisex given name: about 14% of people named Kai Lin are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kai Lin in an email?
To address Kai Lin when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kai Lin," in English, "Guten Tag Kai Lin," in German. About 14% of people named Kai Lin are men and 86% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kai Lin a unisex name?
Kai Lin is not a unisex name: 14% of people named Kai Lin are men. Kai Lin leans strongly female 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 Kai Lin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kai-lin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kailin,
title = {Is Kai Lin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kai-lin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}