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Shalom

Shalom is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Shalom are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 87%Female 13%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
87% male / 13% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Israel, United States
US births since 1880
1,716 male / 903 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Shalom

To address Shalom when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shalom," in English, "Guten Tag Shalom," in German. About 87% of people named Shalom are men and 13% 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 Shalom,

German

Guten Tag Shalom,

French

Bonjour Shalom,

Spanish

Estimado/a Shalom:

Chinese

Shalom您好：

Japanese

Shalom様

English

Hi Shalom,

German

Hi Shalom,

French

Salut Shalom,

Spanish

Hola Shalom,

Chinese

Shalom你好：

Japanese

Shalom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 Shalom by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Israelcommonman's name98%
United Statesuncommonman's name66%

United States birth data

1,716 male · 903 female · 2,619 births recorded

Male 66%Female 34%

Since 1980: 66% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Shalom a male or female name?

Shalom is a unisex given name: about 87% of people named Shalom are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Shalom in an email?

To address Shalom when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Shalom," in English, "Guten Tag Shalom," in German. About 87% of people named Shalom are men and 13% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Shalom a unisex name?

Shalom is not a unisex name: 87% of people named Shalom are men. Shalom leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MosheMaleChanaFemaleChayaFemaleYaelMostly femaleChaimMaleMalkaFemaleMordechaiMaleRivkaFemale

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 Shalom a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/shalom (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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