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Som

Som is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Som are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexLow
Male 60%Female 40%

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
60% male / 40% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, India and Sri Lanka
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Som

To address Som when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Som," in English, "Guten Tag Som," in German. About 60% of people named Som are men and 40% 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 Som,

German

Guten Tag Som,

French

Bonjour Som,

Spanish

Estimado/a Som:

Chinese

Som您好：

Japanese

Som様

English

Hi Som,

German

Hi Som,

French

Salut Som,

Spanish

Hola Som,

Chinese

Som你好：

Japanese

Som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 Som by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamrareunisex name50%
India and Sri Lankarareman's name98%

Frequently asked questions

Is Som a male or female name?

Som is a unisex given name: about 60% of people named Som are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Som in an email?

To address Som when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Som," in English, "Guten Tag Som," in German. About 60% of people named Som are men and 40% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Som a unisex name?

Som is a unisex name: 60% of people named Som are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

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