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Selam

Selam is a unisex given name: about 65% of people named Selam are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 65%Female 35%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
65% male / 35% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Albania, United States, Kosovo
US births since 1880
0 male / 174 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Selam

To address Selam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Selam," in English, "Guten Tag Selam," in German. About 65% of people named Selam are men and 35% 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 Selam,

German

Guten Tag Selam,

French

Bonjour Selam,

Spanish

Estimado/a Selam:

Chinese

Selam您好：

Japanese

Selam様

English

Hi Selam,

German

Hi Selam,

French

Salut Selam,

Spanish

Hola Selam,

Chinese

Selam你好：

Japanese

Selam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 Selam by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Albaniarareman's name98%
United Statesrarewoman's name0%
Kosovorareman's name98%

United States birth data

0 male · 174 female · 174 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Selam a male or female name?

Selam is a unisex given name: about 65% of people named Selam are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Selam in an email?

To address Selam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Selam," in English, "Guten Tag Selam," in German. About 65% of people named Selam are men and 35% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Selam a unisex name?

Selam is not a unisex name: 65% of people named Selam are men. Selam 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 Selam a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/selam (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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