Dara
Dara is a female given name: 93% of people named Dara are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 7% male / 93% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Arabic and Persian countries, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 609 male / 12,252 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dara
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dara," in English, "Guten Tag Dara," in German. Dara is a female given name: about 93% of people named Dara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dara,
German
Guten Tag Dara,
French
Bonjour Dara,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dara:
Chinese
Dara您好：
Japanese
Dara様
English
Hi Dara,
German
Hi Dara,
French
Salut Dara,
Spanish
Hola Dara,
Chinese
Dara你好：
Japanese
Dara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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 5% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 75% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
609 male · 12,252 female · 12,861 births recorded
Since 1980: 8% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dara a male or female name?
Dara is a female given name: 93% of people named Dara are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Dara in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dara," in English, "Guten Tag Dara," in German. Dara is a female given name: about 93% of people named Dara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Dara a unisex name?
Dara is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Dara are men. Dara leans strongly female 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 Dara a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dara (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dara,
title = {Is Dara a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dara},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}