Salam

Salam is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Salam are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 85%Female 15%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 85% male / 15% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880: 99 male / 223 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Salam

To address Salam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Salam," in English, "Guten Tag Salam," in German. About 85% of people named Salam are men and 15% 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 Salam,

German

Guten Tag Salam,

French

Bonjour Salam,

Spanish

Estimado/a Salam:

Chinese

Salam您好：

Japanese

Salam様

English

Hi Salam,

German

Hi Salam,

French

Salut Salam,

Spanish

Hola Salam,

Chinese

Salam你好：

Japanese

Salam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 Salam by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	rare	woman's name	31%

United States birth data

99 male · 223 female · 322 births recorded

Male 31%Female 69%

Since 1980: 31% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Salam a male or female name?

Salam is a unisex given name: about 85% of people named Salam are men and 15% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Salam in an email?

Is Salam a unisex name?

Salam is not a unisex name: 85% of people named Salam are men. Salam leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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