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Katsumi

Katsumi is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Katsumi are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 78%Female 22%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
78% male / 22% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Japan, United States
US births since 1880
265 male / 5 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Katsumi

To address Katsumi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Katsumi," in English, "Guten Tag Katsumi," in German. About 78% of people named Katsumi are men and 22% 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 Katsumi,

German

Guten Tag Katsumi,

French

Bonjour Katsumi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Katsumi:

Chinese

Katsumi您好：

Japanese

Katsumi様

English

Hi Katsumi,

German

Hi Katsumi,

French

Salut Katsumi,

Spanish

Hola Katsumi,

Chinese

Katsumi你好：

Japanese

Katsumi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 Katsumi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Japanuncommonman's name75%
United Statesrareman's name98%

United States birth data

265 male · 5 female · 270 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Katsumi a male or female name?

Katsumi is a unisex given name: about 78% of people named Katsumi are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Katsumi in an email?

To address Katsumi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Katsumi," in English, "Guten Tag Katsumi," in German. About 78% of people named Katsumi are men and 22% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Katsumi a unisex name?

Katsumi is not a unisex name: 78% of people named Katsumi are men. Katsumi leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariFemaleHiroshiMaleKeikoFemaleAkiraUnisexMikaDepends on the countryKenjiMaleMikiDepends on the countryMarikoFemale

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

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