Kailyn
Kailyn is a female given name: 99% of people named Kailyn are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 77 male / 12,756 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kailyn
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kailyn," in English, "Guten Tag Kailyn," in German. Kailyn is a female given name: about 99% of people named Kailyn are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kailyn,
German
Guten Tag Kailyn,
French
Bonjour Kailyn,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kailyn:
Chinese
Kailyn您好:
Japanese
Kailyn様
English
Hi Kailyn,
German
Hi Kailyn,
French
Salut Kailyn,
Spanish
Hola Kailyn,
Chinese
Kailyn你好:
Japanese
Kailyn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 | common | woman's name | 1% |
United States birth data
77 male · 12,756 female · 12,833 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kailyn a male or female name?
Kailyn is a female given name: 99% of people named Kailyn are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.
How do I address Kailyn in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kailyn," in English, "Guten Tag Kailyn," in German. Kailyn is a female given name: about 99% of people named Kailyn are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kailyn a unisex name?
Kailyn is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Kailyn are men. Kailyn 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 Kailyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kailyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kailyn,
title = {Is Kailyn a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kailyn},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}