Sham

Sham is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Sham are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow

Male 84%Female 16%

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

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 84% male / 16% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: India and Sri Lanka, United States
US births since 1880: 36 male / 105 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sham

To address Sham when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sham," in English, "Guten Tag Sham," in German. About 84% of people named Sham are men and 16% 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 Sham,

German

Guten Tag Sham,

French

Bonjour Sham,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sham:

Chinese

Sham您好：

Japanese

Sham様

English

Hi Sham,

German

Hi Sham,

French

Salut Sham,

Spanish

Hola Sham,

Chinese

Sham你好：

Japanese

Sham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 Sham by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
India and Sri Lanka	rare	man's name	98%
United States	rare	woman's name	26%

United States birth data

36 male · 105 female · 141 births recorded

Male 26%Female 74%

Since 1980: 17% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sham a male or female name?

Sham is a unisex given name: about 84% of people named Sham are men and 16% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Sham in an email?

Is Sham a unisex name?

Sham is not a unisex name: 84% of people named Sham are men. Sham 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 Sham a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sham (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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