Misa
Misa is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Misa are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
Misa · Miša
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 13% male / 87% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Japan, Slovenia, United States
- Also spelled
- Miša
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 646 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Misa
To address Misa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Misa," in English, "Guten Tag Misa," in German. About 13% of people named Misa are men and 87% 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 Misa,
German
Guten Tag Misa,
French
Bonjour Misa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Misa:
Chinese
Misa您好：
Japanese
Misa様
English
Hi Misa,
German
Hi Misa,
French
Salut Misa,
Spanish
Hola Misa,
Chinese
Misa你好：
Japanese
Misa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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Serbia | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
0 male · 646 female · 646 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Misa a male or female name?
Misa is a unisex given name: about 13% of people named Misa are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Misa in an email?
To address Misa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Misa," in English, "Guten Tag Misa," in German. About 13% of people named Misa are men and 87% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Misa a unisex name?
Misa is not a unisex name: 13% of people named Misa are men. Misa leans strongly female overall.
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 Misa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/misa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_misa,
title = {Is Misa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/misa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}