Andra

Andra is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Andra are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 20%Female 80%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 20% male / 80% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Latvia, Romania
US births since 1880: 2,577 male / 5,479 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Andra

To address Andra when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Andra," in English, "Guten Tag Andra," in German. About 20% of people named Andra are men and 80% 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 Andra,

German

Guten Tag Andra,

French

Bonjour Andra,

Spanish

Estimado/a Andra:

Chinese

Andra您好：

Japanese

Andra様

English

Hi Andra,

German

Hi Andra,

French

Salut Andra,

Spanish

Hola Andra,

Chinese

Andra你好：

Japanese

Andra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 Andra by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	32%
Latvia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Romania	rare	woman's name	2%
East Frisia	rare	woman's name	2%
Estonia	rare	woman's name	2%
Spain	rare	woman's name	2%
Netherlands	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

2,577 male · 5,479 female · 8,056 births recorded

Male 32%Female 68%

Since 1980: 32% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Andra a male or female name?

Andra is a unisex given name: about 20% of people named Andra are men and 80% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Andra in an email?

Is Andra a unisex name?

Andra is not a unisex name: 20% of people named Andra are men. Andra leans strongly female 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 Andra a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/andra (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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