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Santosh

Santosh is a unisex given name: about 40% of people named Santosh are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 40%Female 60%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
40% male / 60% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
India and Sri Lanka, United States
US births since 1880
146 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Santosh

To address Santosh when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Santosh," in English, "Guten Tag Santosh," in German. About 40% of people named Santosh are men and 60% 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 Santosh,

German

Guten Tag Santosh,

French

Bonjour Santosh,

Spanish

Estimado/a Santosh:

Chinese

Santosh您好：

Japanese

Santosh様

English

Hi Santosh,

German

Hi Santosh,

French

Salut Santosh,

Spanish

Hola Santosh,

Chinese

Santosh你好：

Japanese

Santosh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 Santosh by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
India and Sri Lankauncommonwoman's name25%
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

146 male · 0 female · 146 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Santosh a male or female name?

Santosh is a unisex given name: about 40% of people named Santosh are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Santosh in an email?

To address Santosh when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Santosh," in English, "Guten Tag Santosh," in German. About 40% of people named Santosh are men and 60% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Santosh a unisex name?

Santosh is a unisex name: 40% of people named Santosh are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

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

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