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Kaylyn

Kaylyn is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
33 male / 11,374 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Kaylyn

If you do not know Kaylyn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kaylyn,” in English, “Guten Tag Kaylyn,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Kaylyn,

German

Guten Tag Kaylyn,

French

Bonjour Kaylyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kaylyn:

Chinese

Kaylyn您好：

Japanese

Kaylyn様

English

Hi Kaylyn,

German

Hi Kaylyn,

French

Salut Kaylyn,

Spanish

Hola Kaylyn,

Chinese

Kaylyn你好：

Japanese

Kaylyn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

Classification of Kaylyn by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name

United States birth data

33 male · 11,374 female · 11,407 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.3%Female ≈ 99.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kaylyn a male or female name?

Kaylyn is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Kaylyn in an email?

If you do not know Kaylyn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kaylyn,” in English, “Guten Tag Kaylyn,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Kaylyn a unisex name?

Kaylyn is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Kaylyn a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kaylyn. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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