Yen
Yen is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Yen are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 25% male / 75% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States, Korea
- US births since 1880
- 42 male / 554 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Yen
To address Yen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yen," in English, "Guten Tag Yen," in German. About 25% of people named Yen are men and 75% 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 Yen,
German
Guten Tag Yen,
French
Bonjour Yen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Yen:
Chinese
Yen您好：
Japanese
Yen様
English
Hi Yen,
German
Hi Yen,
French
Salut Yen,
Spanish
Hola Yen,
Chinese
Yen你好：
Japanese
Yen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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | common | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 7% |
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
42 male · 554 female · 596 births recorded
Since 1980: 7% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Yen a male or female name?
Yen is a unisex given name: about 25% of people named Yen are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Yen in an email?
To address Yen when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Yen," in English, "Guten Tag Yen," in German. About 25% of people named Yen are men and 75% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Yen a unisex name?
Yen is not a unisex name: 25% of people named Yen are men. Yen 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 Yen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_yen,
title = {Is Yen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/yen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}