Masami

Masami is a unisex given name: about 29% of people named Masami are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 29%Female 71%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 29% male / 71% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Japan, United States
US births since 1880: 288 male / 5 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Masami

To address Masami when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Masami," in English, "Guten Tag Masami," in German. About 29% of people named Masami are men and 71% 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 Masami,

German

Guten Tag Masami,

French

Bonjour Masami,

Spanish

Estimado/a Masami:

Chinese

Masami您好：

Japanese

Masami様

English

Hi Masami,

German

Hi Masami,

French

Salut Masami,

Spanish

Hola Masami,

Chinese

Masami你好：

Japanese

Masami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 Masami by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Japan	common	woman's name	25%
United States	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

288 male · 5 female · 293 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Frequently asked questions

Is Masami a male or female name?

Masami is a unisex given name: about 29% of people named Masami are men and 71% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Masami in an email?

Is Masami a unisex name?

Masami is not a unisex name: 29% of people named Masami are men. Masami leans strongly female 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 Masami a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/masami (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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