Selami
Selami is classified as a male 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
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Albania, Turkey
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Selami
If you do not know Selami’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Selami,” in English, “Guten Tag Selami,” 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 Selami,
German
Guten Tag Selami,
French
Bonjour Selami,
Spanish
Estimado/a Selami:
Chinese
Selami您好：
Japanese
Selami様
English
Hi Selami,
German
Hi Selami,
French
Salut Selami,
Spanish
Hola Selami,
Chinese
Selami你好：
Japanese
Selami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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | uncommon | man's name |
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Selami a male or female name?
Selami is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Selami in an email?
If you do not know Selami’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Selami,” in English, “Guten Tag Selami,” 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 Selami a unisex name?
Selami is classified as generally male 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 Selami a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/selami. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_selami,
title = {Is Selami a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/selami},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}