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Zailyn

Zailyn is a unisex given name: about 34% of people named Zailyn are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 34%Female 66%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
34% male / 66% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
99 male / 191 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Zailyn

To address Zailyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zailyn," in English, "Guten Tag Zailyn," in German. About 34% of people named Zailyn are men and 66% 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 Zailyn,

German

Guten Tag Zailyn,

French

Bonjour Zailyn,

Spanish

Estimado/a Zailyn:

Chinese

Zailyn您好：

Japanese

Zailyn様

English

Hi Zailyn,

German

Hi Zailyn,

French

Salut Zailyn,

Spanish

Hola Zailyn,

Chinese

Zailyn你好：

Japanese

Zailyn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 Zailyn by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrarewoman's name34%

United States birth data

99 male · 191 female · 290 births recorded

Male 34%Female 66%

Since 1980: 34% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Zailyn a male or female name?

Zailyn is a unisex given name: about 34% of people named Zailyn are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Zailyn in an email?

To address Zailyn when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Zailyn," in English, "Guten Tag Zailyn," in German. About 34% of people named Zailyn are men and 66% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Zailyn a unisex name?

Zailyn is not a unisex name: 34% of people named Zailyn are men. Zailyn leans strongly female 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 Zailyn a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/zailyn (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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