Sandeep
Sandeep is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Sandeep are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 81% male / 19% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka, United States
- US births since 1880
- 806 male / 115 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sandeep
To address Sandeep when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sandeep," in English, "Guten Tag Sandeep," in German. About 81% of people named Sandeep are men and 19% 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 Sandeep,
German
Guten Tag Sandeep,
French
Bonjour Sandeep,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sandeep:
Chinese
Sandeep您好：
Japanese
Sandeep様
English
Hi Sandeep,
German
Hi Sandeep,
French
Salut Sandeep,
Spanish
Hola Sandeep,
Chinese
Sandeep你好：
Japanese
Sandeep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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 88% |
United States birth data
806 male · 115 female · 921 births recorded
Since 1980: 85% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sandeep a male or female name?
Sandeep is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Sandeep are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sandeep in an email?
To address Sandeep when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sandeep," in English, "Guten Tag Sandeep," in German. About 81% of people named Sandeep are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sandeep a unisex name?
Sandeep is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Sandeep are men. Sandeep leans strongly male 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 Sandeep a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sandeep (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sandeep,
title = {Is Sandeep a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sandeep},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}