Bora
Bora is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Bora are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 82% male / 18% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Serbia, Turkey, Albania
- US births since 1880
- 331 male / 102 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Bora
To address Bora when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bora," in English, "Guten Tag Bora," in German. About 82% of people named Bora are men and 18% 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 Bora,
German
Guten Tag Bora,
French
Bonjour Bora,
Spanish
Estimado/a Bora:
Chinese
Bora您好：
Japanese
Bora様
English
Hi Bora,
German
Hi Bora,
French
Salut Bora,
Spanish
Hola Bora,
Chinese
Bora你好：
Japanese
Bora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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Turkey | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | man's name | 98% |
| United States | rare | man's name | 76% |
| North Macedonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
331 male · 102 female · 433 births recorded
Since 1980: 76% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bora a male or female name?
Bora is a unisex given name: about 82% of people named Bora are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Bora in an email?
To address Bora when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Bora," in English, "Guten Tag Bora," in German. About 82% of people named Bora are men and 18% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Bora a unisex name?
Bora is not a unisex name: 82% of people named Bora are men. Bora 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 Bora a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bora (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bora,
title = {Is Bora a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bora},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}