Mara
Mara is a female given name: 99% of people named Mara are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 12 countries covered.
Mara · Māra
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Croatia, Latvia
- Also spelled
- Māra
- US births since 1880
- 16 male / 20,109 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mara
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mara," in English, "Guten Tag Mara," in German. Mara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Mara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mara,
German
Guten Tag Mara,
French
Bonjour Mara,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mara:
Chinese
Mara您好：
Japanese
Mara様
English
Hi Mara,
German
Hi Mara,
French
Salut Mara,
Spanish
Hola Mara,
Chinese
Mara你好：
Japanese
Mara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% |
| Croatia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 25% |
United States birth data
16 male · 20,109 female · 20,125 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mara a male or female name?
Mara is a female given name: 99% of people named Mara are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 12 countries covered.
How do I address Mara in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mara," in English, "Guten Tag Mara," in German. Mara is a female given name: about 99% of people named Mara are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mara a unisex name?
Mara is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Mara are men. Mara 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 Mara a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mara (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mara,
title = {Is Mara a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mara},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}