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Kem

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

Mostly maleMedium
Male 66%Female 34%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
66% male / 34% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
680 male / 353 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Kem

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

German

Guten Tag Kem,

French

Bonjour Kem,

Spanish

Estimado/a Kem:

Chinese

Kem您好：

Japanese

Kem様

English

Hi Kem,

German

Hi Kem,

French

Salut Kem,

Spanish

Hola Kem,

Chinese

Kem你好：

Japanese

Kem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 Kem by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name66%

United States birth data

680 male · 353 female · 1,033 births recorded

Male 66%Female 34%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kem a male or female name?

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

How do I address Kem in an email?

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

Is Kem a unisex name?

Kem is not a unisex name: 66% of people named Kem are men. Kem 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 Kem a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kem (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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