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Yan Ni

Yan Ni is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Yan Ni are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 71%Female 29%

Yan Ni · Yanni · Yan-Ni

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
71% male / 29% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, China
Also spelled
Yanni, Yan-Ni
US births since 1880
636 male / 202 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Yan Ni

To address Yan Ni when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yan Ni," in English, "Guten Tag Yan Ni," in German. About 71% of people named Yan Ni are men and 29% 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 Yan Ni,

German

Guten Tag Yan Ni,

French

Bonjour Yan Ni,

Spanish

Estimado/a Yan Ni:

Chinese

YanNi您好：

Japanese

Yan様

English

Hi Ni,

German

Hi Ni,

French

Salut Ni,

Spanish

Hola Ni,

Chinese

Ni你好：

Japanese

Ni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 Yan Ni by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name76%
Chinarareunisex name50%

United States birth data

636 male · 202 female · 838 births recorded

Male 76%Female 24%

Since 1980: 76% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Yan Ni a male or female name?

Yan Ni is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Yan Ni are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Yan Ni in an email?

To address Yan Ni when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yan Ni," in English, "Guten Tag Yan Ni," in German. About 71% of people named Yan Ni are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Yan Ni a unisex name?

Yan Ni is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Yan Ni are men. Yan Ni leans strongly male overall.

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

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