Gena
Gena is a female given name: 96% of people named Gena are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 8 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 4% male / 96% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 12,792 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Gena
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gena," in English, "Guten Tag Gena," in German. Gena is a female given name: about 96% of people named Gena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Gena,
German
Guten Tag Gena,
French
Bonjour Gena,
Spanish
Estimado/a Gena:
Chinese
Gena您好：
Japanese
Gena様
English
Hi Gena,
German
Hi Gena,
French
Salut Gena,
Spanish
Hola Gena,
Chinese
Gena你好：
Japanese
Gena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 | 0% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Belarus | rare | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
0 male · 12,792 female · 12,792 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gena a male or female name?
Gena is a female given name: 96% of people named Gena are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Gena in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Gena," in English, "Guten Tag Gena," in German. Gena is a female given name: about 96% of people named Gena are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Gena a unisex name?
Gena is not a unisex name: 4% of people named Gena are men. Gena 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 Gena a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gena (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_gena,
title = {Is Gena a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/gena},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}