Salem

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

Mostly maleHigh

Male 75%Female 25%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 75% male / 25% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina
US births since 1880: 1,960 male / 1,897 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Salem

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

German

Guten Tag Salem,

French

Bonjour Salem,

Spanish

Estimado/a Salem:

Chinese

Salem您好：

Japanese

Salem様

English

Hi Salem,

German

Hi Salem,

French

Salut Salem,

Spanish

Hola Salem,

Chinese

Salem你好：

Japanese

Salem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 Salem by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	unisex name	51%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	uncommon	man's name	98%
Montenegro	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

1,960 male · 1,897 female · 3,857 births recorded

Male 51%Female 49%

Since 1980: 48% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Salem a male or female name?

Salem is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Salem 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 Salem in an email?

Is Salem a unisex name?

Salem is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Salem are men. Salem 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 Salem a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/salem (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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