Sever
Sever is a unisex given name: about 57% of people named Sever are men and 43% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 57% male / 43% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Romania, Azerbaijan, Turkey
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sever
To address Sever when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sever," in English, "Guten Tag Sever," in German. About 57% of people named Sever are men and 43% 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 Sever,
German
Guten Tag Sever,
French
Bonjour Sever,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sever:
Chinese
Sever您好：
Japanese
Sever様
English
Hi Sever,
German
Hi Sever,
French
Salut Sever,
Spanish
Hola Sever,
Chinese
Sever你好：
Japanese
Severさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Turkey | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sever a male or female name?
Sever is a unisex given name: about 57% of people named Sever are men and 43% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sever in an email?
To address Sever when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sever," in English, "Guten Tag Sever," in German. About 57% of people named Sever are men and 43% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sever a unisex name?
Sever is a unisex name: 57% of people named Sever are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Sever a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sever (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sever,
title = {Is Sever a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sever},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}