Matilyn
Matilyn 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.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 800 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Matilyn
If you do not know Matilyn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Matilyn,” in English, “Guten Tag Matilyn,” 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 Matilyn,
German
Guten Tag Matilyn,
French
Bonjour Matilyn,
Spanish
Estimado/a Matilyn:
Chinese
Matilyn您好：
Japanese
Matilyn様
English
Hi Matilyn,
German
Hi Matilyn,
French
Salut Matilyn,
Spanish
Hola Matilyn,
Chinese
Matilyn你好：
Japanese
Matilyn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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 800 female · 800 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Matilyn a male or female name?
Matilyn 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 Matilyn in an email?
If you do not know Matilyn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Matilyn,” in English, “Guten Tag Matilyn,” 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 Matilyn a unisex name?
Matilyn 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
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.
DearWho, "Is Matilyn a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/matilyn. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_matilyn,
title = {Is Matilyn a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/matilyn},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}