Tomo
Tomo is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Tomo are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 88% male / 12% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Croatia, Japan, Slovenia
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tomo
To address Tomo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tomo," in English, "Guten Tag Tomo," in German. About 88% of people named Tomo are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Tomo,
German
Guten Tag Tomo,
French
Bonjour Tomo,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tomo:
Chinese
Tomo您好：
Japanese
Tomo様
English
Hi Tomo,
German
Hi Tomo,
French
Salut Tomo,
Spanish
Hola Tomo,
Chinese
Tomo你好：
Japanese
Tomo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 | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Japan | uncommon | woman's name | 25% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Serbia | rare | man's name | 98% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tomo a male or female name?
Tomo is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Tomo are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Tomo in an email?
To address Tomo when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tomo," in English, "Guten Tag Tomo," in German. About 88% of people named Tomo are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Tomo a unisex name?
Tomo is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Tomo are men. Tomo leans strongly male overall.
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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Tomo a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tomo (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tomo,
title = {Is Tomo a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tomo},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}