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Sham

Sham is classified as a mostly male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

Mostly maleLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly male
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
India and Sri Lanka, United States
US records 1880–2017
36 male / 105 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Sham

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

German

Guten Tag Sham,

French

Bonjour Sham,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sham:

Chinese

Sham您好：

Japanese

Sham様

English

Hi Sham,

German

Hi Sham,

French

Salut Sham,

Spanish

Hola Sham,

Chinese

Sham你好：

Japanese

Sham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 Sham by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
India and Sri Lankarareman's name
United Statesrarewoman's name

United States birth data

36 male · 105 female · 141 births recorded

Male ≈ 25.5%Female ≈ 74.5%

Records from 1980–2017: 17.3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sham a male or female name?

Sham is classified as a mostly 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 Sham in an email?

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

Sham 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

KumarMaleAshaFemaleRajMostly maleVijayMostly maleSunitaFemaleNeelamFemaleSangeetaFemaleUshaFemale

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

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