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Wissam

Wissam is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Wissam are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 77%Female 23%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
77% male / 23% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Arabic and Persian countries, United States
US births since 1880
169 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Wissam

To address Wissam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wissam," in English, "Guten Tag Wissam," in German. About 77% of people named Wissam are men and 23% 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 Wissam,

German

Guten Tag Wissam,

French

Bonjour Wissam,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wissam:

Chinese

Wissam您好：

Japanese

Wissam様

English

Hi Wissam,

German

Hi Wissam,

French

Salut Wissam,

Spanish

Hola Wissam,

Chinese

Wissam你好：

Japanese

Wissam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 Wissam by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Arabic and Persian countriesuncommonman's name75%
United Statesrareman's name100%

United States birth data

169 male · 0 female · 169 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wissam a male or female name?

Wissam is a unisex given name: about 77% of people named Wissam are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Wissam in an email?

To address Wissam when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wissam," in English, "Guten Tag Wissam," in German. About 77% of people named Wissam are men and 23% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Wissam a unisex name?

Wissam is not a unisex name: 77% of people named Wissam are men. Wissam leans strongly male 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 Wissam a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wissam (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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