Cam
Cam is a unisex given name: about 45% of people named Cam are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 45% male / 55% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Vietnam, United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 1,893 male / 365 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Cam
To address Cam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cam," in English, "Guten Tag Cam," in German. About 45% of people named Cam are men and 55% 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 Cam,
German
Guten Tag Cam,
French
Bonjour Cam,
Spanish
Estimado/a Cam:
Chinese
Cam您好：
Japanese
Cam様
English
Hi Cam,
German
Hi Cam,
French
Salut Cam,
Spanish
Hola Cam,
Chinese
Cam你好：
Japanese
Cam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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 84% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 75% |
United States birth data
1,893 male · 365 female · 2,258 births recorded
Since 1980: 96% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cam a male or female name?
Cam is a unisex given name: about 45% of people named Cam are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Cam in an email?
To address Cam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cam," in English, "Guten Tag Cam," in German. About 45% of people named Cam are men and 55% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Cam a unisex name?
Cam is a unisex name: 45% of people named Cam 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 Cam a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cam (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cam,
title = {Is Cam a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cam},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}