Shamim
Shamim 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
- Arabic and Persian countries, India and Sri Lanka
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Shamim
If you do not know Shamim’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shamim,” in English, “Guten Tag Shamim,” 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 Shamim,
German
Guten Tag Shamim,
French
Bonjour Shamim,
Spanish
Estimado/a Shamim:
Chinese
Shamim您好:
Japanese
Shamim様
English
Hi Shamim,
German
Hi Shamim,
French
Salut Shamim,
Spanish
Hola Shamim,
Chinese
Shamim你好:
Japanese
Shamim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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | man's name |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | man's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shamim a male or female name?
Shamim 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 Shamim in an email?
If you do not know Shamim’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Shamim,” in English, “Guten Tag Shamim,” 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 Shamim a unisex name?
Shamim 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 Shamim a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/shamim. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_shamim,
title = {Is Shamim a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/shamim},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}