Saman

Saman is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Saman are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 73%Female 27%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 73% male / 27% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880: 277 male / 117 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Saman

To address Saman when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Saman," in English, "Guten Tag Saman," in German. About 73% of people named Saman are men and 27% 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 Saman,

German

Guten Tag Saman,

French

Bonjour Saman,

Spanish

Estimado/a Saman:

Chinese

Saman您好：

Japanese

Saman様

English

Hi Saman,

German

Hi Saman,

French

Salut Saman,

Spanish

Hola Saman,

Chinese

Saman你好：

Japanese

Saman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 Saman by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Arabic and Persian countries	rare	man's name	75%
United States	rare	man's name	70%

United States birth data

277 male · 117 female · 394 births recorded

Male 70%Female 30%

Since 1980: 70% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Saman a male or female name?

Saman is a unisex given name: about 73% of people named Saman are men and 27% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Saman in an email?

Is Saman a unisex name?

Saman is not a unisex name: 73% of people named Saman are men. Saman 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 Saman a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/saman (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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