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Selman

Selman 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.

MaleMedium

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Selman

If you do not know Selman’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Selman,” in English, “Guten Tag Selman,” 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 Selman,

German

Guten Tag Selman,

French

Bonjour Selman,

Spanish

Estimado/a Selman:

Chinese

Selman您好：

Japanese

Selman様

English

Hi Selman,

German

Hi Selman,

French

Salut Selman,

Spanish

Hola Selman,

Chinese

Selman你好：

Japanese

Selman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

Classification of Selman by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Albaniauncommonman's name
Bosnia and Herzegovinauncommonman's name
Turkeyrareman's name
Kosovorareman's name
Arabic and Persian countriesrareman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Selman a male or female name?

Selman 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 Selman in an email?

If you do not know Selman’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Selman,” in English, “Guten Tag Selman,” 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 Selman a unisex name?

Selman 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

VioletaFemaleArturMaleSuzanaFemaleMimozaFemaleAferditaFemaleSilvanaFemaleArbenMaleMeritaFemale

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Selman a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/selman. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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