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Tam

Tam is a female given name: 95% of people named Tam are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 5%Female 95%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
5% male / 95% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Vietnam, United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880
942 male / 856 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tam

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tam," in English, "Guten Tag Tam," in German. Tam is a female given name: about 95% of people named Tam are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tam,

German

Guten Tag Tam,

French

Bonjour Tam,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tam:

Chinese

Tam您好：

Japanese

Tam様

English

Hi Tam,

German

Hi Tam,

French

Salut Tam,

Spanish

Hola Tam,

Chinese

Tam你好：

Japanese

Tam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

Gender of the name Tam by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Vietnamcommonwoman's name2%
United Statesuncommonman's name52%
Great Britainrareman's name98%

United States birth data

942 male · 856 female · 1,798 births recorded

Male 52%Female 48%

Since 1980: 63% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tam a male or female name?

Tam is a female given name: 95% of people named Tam are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Tam in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Tam," in English, "Guten Tag Tam," in German. Tam is a female given name: about 95% of people named Tam are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Tam a unisex name?

Tam is not a unisex name: 5% of people named Tam are men. Tam leans strongly female overall.

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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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

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

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