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Lam is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Lam are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 77%Female 23%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
77% male / 23% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States
US births since 1880
509 male / 66 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Lam

To address Lam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lam," in English, "Guten Tag Lam," in German. About 77% of people named Lam are men and 23% 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 Lam,

German

Guten Tag Lam,

French

Bonjour Lam,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lam:

Chinese

Lam您好：

Japanese

Lam様

English

Hi Lam,

German

Hi Lam,

French

Salut Lam,

Spanish

Hola Lam,

Chinese

Lam你好：

Japanese

Lam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 Lam by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamcommonman's name75%
United Statesuncommonman's name89%

United States birth data

509 male · 66 female · 575 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 88% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lam a male or female name?

Lam is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Lam are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Lam in an email?

To address Lam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lam," in English, "Guten Tag Lam," in German. About 77% of people named Lam are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Lam a unisex name?

Lam is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Lam are men. Lam leans strongly male overall.

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

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