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Oshay

Oshay is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Oshay are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleLow
Male 90%Female 10%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
90% male / 10% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
344 male / 39 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Oshay

To address Oshay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Oshay," in English, "Guten Tag Oshay," in German. About 90% of people named Oshay are men and 10% 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 Oshay,

German

Guten Tag Oshay,

French

Bonjour Oshay,

Spanish

Estimado/a Oshay:

Chinese

Oshay您好：

Japanese

Oshay様

English

Hi Oshay,

German

Hi Oshay,

French

Salut Oshay,

Spanish

Hola Oshay,

Chinese

Oshay你好：

Japanese

Oshay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 Oshay by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrareman's name90%

United States birth data

344 male · 39 female · 383 births recorded

Male 90%Female 10%

Since 1980: 90% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Oshay a male or female name?

Oshay is a unisex given name: about 90% of people named Oshay are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Oshay in an email?

To address Oshay when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Oshay," in English, "Guten Tag Oshay," in German. About 90% of people named Oshay are men and 10% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Oshay a unisex name?

Oshay is not a unisex name: 90% of people named Oshay are men. Oshay leans strongly male overall.

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

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