Misao
Misao is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Japan, United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 337 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Misao
If you do not know Misao’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Misao,” in English, “Guten Tag Misao,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Misao,
German
Guten Tag Misao,
French
Bonjour Misao,
Spanish
Estimado/a Misao:
Chinese
Misao您好：
Japanese
Misao様
English
Hi Misao,
German
Hi Misao,
French
Salut Misao,
Spanish
Hola Misao,
Chinese
Misao你好：
Japanese
Misao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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | rare | woman's name |
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 337 female · 337 births recorded
Frequently asked questions
Is Misao a male or female name?
Misao is classified as a mostly female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Misao in an email?
If you do not know Misao’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Misao,” in English, “Guten Tag Misao,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Misao a unisex name?
Misao is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Misao a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/misao. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_misao,
title = {Is Misao a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/misao},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}