Mare

Mare is a female given name: 93% of people named Mare are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 7%Female 93%

Mare · Marė

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 7% male / 93% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Estonia, North Macedonia, Lithuania
Also spelled: Marė
US births since 1880: 332 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Mare

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mare," in English, "Guten Tag Mare," in German. Mare is a female given name: about 93% of people named Mare are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mare,

German

Guten Tag Mare,

French

Bonjour Mare,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mare:

Chinese

Mare您好：

Japanese

Mare様

English

Hi Mare,

German

Hi Mare,

French

Salut Mare,

Spanish

Hola Mare,

Chinese

Mare你好：

Japanese

Mare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 Mare by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Estonia	common	woman's name	2%
North Macedonia	uncommon	woman's name	2%
Lithuania	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	man's name	100%
Croatia	rare	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%

United States birth data

332 male · 0 female · 332 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mare a male or female name?

Mare is a female given name: 93% of people named Mare are women, and it is recorded as female in 5 of the 6 countries covered.

How do I address Mare in an email?

Is Mare a unisex name?

Mare is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Mare are men. Mare 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 Mare a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mare (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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