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Essa

Essa is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Essa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 75%Female 25%

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

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
75% male / 25% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
407 male / 134 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Essa

To address Essa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Essa," in English, "Guten Tag Essa," in German. About 75% of people named Essa are men and 25% 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 Essa,

German

Guten Tag Essa,

French

Bonjour Essa,

Spanish

Estimado/a Essa:

Chinese

Essa您好：

Japanese

Essa様

English

Hi Essa,

German

Hi Essa,

French

Salut Essa,

Spanish

Hola Essa,

Chinese

Essa你好：

Japanese

Essa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 Essa by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name75%

United States birth data

407 male · 134 female · 541 births recorded

Male 75%Female 25%

Since 1980: 91% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Essa a male or female name?

Essa is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Essa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Essa in an email?

To address Essa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Essa," in English, "Guten Tag Essa," in German. About 75% of people named Essa are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Essa a unisex name?

Essa is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Essa are men. Essa leans strongly male overall.

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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

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

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