Shah

Shah is a male given name: 97% of people named Shah are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleLow

Male 97%Female 3%

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

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 97% male / 3% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 333 male / 10 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Shah

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Shah," in English, "Guten Tag Shah," in German. Shah is a male given name: about 97% of people named Shah are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Shah,

German

Guten Tag Shah,

French

Bonjour Shah,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shah:

Chinese

Shah您好：

Japanese

Shah様

English

Hi Shah,

German

Hi Shah,

French

Salut Shah,

Spanish

Hola Shah,

Chinese

Shah你好：

Japanese

Shah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 Shah by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	rare	man's name	97%

United States birth data

333 male · 10 female · 343 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shah a male or female name?

Shah is a male given name: 97% of people named Shah are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Shah in an email?

Is Shah a unisex name?

Shah is not a unisex name: 97% of people named Shah are men. Shah 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 Shah a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shah (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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