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Kailan

Kailan is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Kailan are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 43%Female 57%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
43% male / 57% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
340 male / 451 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kailan

To address Kailan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kailan," in English, "Guten Tag Kailan," in German. About 43% of people named Kailan are men and 57% 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 Kailan,

German

Guten Tag Kailan,

French

Bonjour Kailan,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kailan:

Chinese

Kailan您好：

Japanese

Kailan様

English

Hi Kailan,

German

Hi Kailan,

French

Salut Kailan,

Spanish

Hola Kailan,

Chinese

Kailan你好：

Japanese

Kailan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 Kailan by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name43%

United States birth data

340 male · 451 female · 791 births recorded

Male 43%Female 57%

Since 1980: 43% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kailan a male or female name?

Kailan is a unisex given name: about 43% of people named Kailan are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Kailan in an email?

To address Kailan when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kailan," in English, "Guten Tag Kailan," in German. About 43% of people named Kailan are men and 57% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Kailan a unisex name?

Kailan is a unisex name: 43% of people named Kailan are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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

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