Sharmila
Sharmila is classified as a female 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.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- India and Sri Lanka, United States, Arabic and Persian countries
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 180 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sharmila
If you do not know Sharmila’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sharmila,” in English, “Guten Tag Sharmila,” 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 Sharmila,
German
Guten Tag Sharmila,
French
Bonjour Sharmila,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sharmila:
Chinese
Sharmila您好：
Japanese
Sharmila様
English
Hi Sharmila,
German
Hi Sharmila,
French
Salut Sharmila,
Spanish
Hola Sharmila,
Chinese
Sharmila你好：
Japanese
Sharmila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 |
|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name |
| United States | rare | woman's name |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 180 female · 180 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sharmila a male or female name?
Sharmila is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Sharmila in an email?
If you do not know Sharmila’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sharmila,” in English, “Guten Tag Sharmila,” 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 Sharmila a unisex name?
Sharmila is classified as generally female 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 Sharmila a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/sharmila. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sharmila,
title = {Is Sharmila a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/sharmila},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}