Amar

Amar is a male given name: 96% of people named Amar are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, India and Sri Lanka, Arabic and Persian countries
US births since 1880: 3,757 male / 217 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Amar

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Amar," in English, "Guten Tag Amar," in German. Amar is a male given name: about 96% of people named Amar are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Amar,

German

Guten Tag Amar,

French

Bonjour Amar,

Spanish

Estimado/a Amar:

Chinese

Amar您好：

Japanese

Amar様

English

Hi Amar,

German

Hi Amar,

French

Salut Amar,

Spanish

Hola Amar,

Chinese

Amar你好：

Japanese

Amar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 Amar by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	95%
India and Sri Lanka	uncommon	man's name	98%
Arabic and Persian countries	uncommon	man's name	98%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	rare	man's name	98%
Israel	rare	man's name	98%
Kosovo	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,757 male · 217 female · 3,974 births recorded

Male 95%Female 5%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Amar a male or female name?

Amar is a male given name: 96% of people named Amar are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Amar in an email?

Is Amar a unisex name?

Amar is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Amar are men. Amar leans strongly male overall.

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

BibTeX

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