Seldon
Seldon 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
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 988 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Seldon
If you do not know Seldon’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Seldon,” in English, “Guten Tag Seldon,” 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 Seldon,
German
Guten Tag Seldon,
French
Bonjour Seldon,
Spanish
Estimado/a Seldon:
Chinese
Seldon您好：
Japanese
Seldon様
English
Hi Seldon,
German
Hi Seldon,
French
Salut Seldon,
Spanish
Hola Seldon,
Chinese
Seldon你好：
Japanese
Seldon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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
United States birth data
988 male · 0 female · 988 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Seldon a male or female name?
Seldon 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 Seldon in an email?
If you do not know Seldon’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Seldon,” in English, “Guten Tag Seldon,” 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 Seldon a unisex name?
Seldon 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 Seldon a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/seldon. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_seldon,
title = {Is Seldon a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/seldon},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}